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teia.

web; spider web

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈteɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈtɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈtej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. web; spider web

    feminine
  2. woof (the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom)

    feminine
  3. network (any interconnected group or system)

    feminine
  4. plot (general course of a story)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of tela (“canvas; screen”).

noun/ˈtej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈteɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈtɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈtej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. torch

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese tea, from Latin taeda (“torch”).

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