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teiga.

basket

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtejɡa/[ˈt̪ej.ɣ̞ɐ]/ˈtejɡa/standard[ˈt̪ej.ɣ̞ɐ]standard
  1. basket

    dated · feminine
  2. a unit of dry measure, especially for grain (¹⁄₁₆ moio)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese teeyga, from Andalusian Arabic تَعْلِيقَة (taʕlíqa, “hanging thing”). Doublet of taleiga and of tega; cognate with Spanish talega.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.