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teja.

roof tile

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtexa/[ˈt̪e.xa]

  1. roof tile

    feminine

  2. a type of noodle

    feminine

  3. a type of chocolate from Peru

    feminine

  4. a 100-colón coin

    Costa-Rica · feminine · slang
    media teja
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin tēgula Old Spanish teja Spanish teja Inherited from Old Spanish teja, from Latin tēgula. Doublet of tarro. Cognate with English tile.

verb/ˈtexa/[ˈt̪e.xa]

  1. inflection of tejar: third-person singular present indicative

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

  2. inflection of tejar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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verb/ˈtexa/[ˈt̪e.xa]

  1. inflection of tejer: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of tejer: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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