tela.
canvas (piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint)
Meaning & usage
canvas (piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint)
painting (an illustration or artwork using paint)
screen (viewing area of a movie, slide presentation, etc.)
cinema
screen (viewing area of electronic output devices)
a very thin tissue
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *tekslā Latin tēlalbor. Portuguese tela Learned borrowing from Latin tēla (“web; loom”). Doublet of teia (“web”).
inflection of telar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of telar: second-person singular imperative
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