madeja

skein, hank, ball of yarn

Hyphenated as

ma‧de‧ja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈdexa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: madexa

Inherited from Latin: mataxa

Cognate with Portuguese: madeixa

Cognate with Italian: matassa

Cognate with Romanian: mătase

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish madexa, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). Cognate to Portuguese madeixa, Italian matassa, Romanian mătase.

Concepts

skein

hank

ribbon

🎀

rope

🪢

tape

thread

🧵

yarn

🧶

cord

strand of wool

mass

Synonyms

cinta

🎀

cordón

hilo

🧵

pita

madeja de lana

hebra de hilo

hilo de lana

zumbel

Translations

matassa

écheveau

madeixa

Strähne

Strang

🧵

capestro

vendel

kangal

troca

çile

Docke

κουβάρι

madeixa

🔒

κούκλα

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