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azulejo.

blue colored

7 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/aθuˈlexo/[a.θuˈle.xo]/asuˈlexo/[a.suˈle.xo]
  1. blue colored

  2. indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea

  3. cornflower, Centaurea cyanus

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-der.? Classical Persian لاژورد (Lāžvard) Classical Persian لَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)bor. Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward) Andalusian Arabic [Term?]bor. Old Spanish azur Spanish azul Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Spanish -ejo Spanish azulejo From azul + -ejo.

noun/aθuˈlexo/[a.θuˈle.xo]/asuˈlexo/[a.suˈle.xo]
  1. tile (of a wall or floor)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Andalusian Arabic اَلزُّلَيْجَة (az-zuléyja), from Arabic اَلزُّلَيْج (az-zulayj, “polished stone”), formed as a diminutive of زُلُج (zuluj, “smooth rocks”).

verb/aθuˈlexo/[a.θuˈle.xo]/asuˈlexo/[a.suˈle.xo]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of azulejar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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