tecla

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) key, button (on a machine or instrument)
2. (feminine) trigger; button (delicate topic)

Adj

feminine singular of teclo

teclo

aged; old

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Concepts

key

🔑

button

hit

pushbutton

Synonyms

interruptor

loco

Translations

touche

Taste

🔑

tasto

🔑

tecla

🔑

toets

tecla

🔑

πλήκτρο

tuş

chiave

🔑

clé

🔑

Klaviertaste

مفتاح

🔑

زِرّ

clef

Hyphenated as

te‧cla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtekla/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin thēcula, diminutive of Latin thēca (“box”), perhaps blended with a descendant of Latin tēgula (“tile”).