teja

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) roof tile
2. (feminine) a type of noodle
3. (feminine) a type of chocolate from Peru
4. (Costa-Rica,feminine,slang) a 100-colón coin

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of tejar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of tejar:

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of tejer:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of tejer:

Concepts

tile

roof tile

brick

roofing tile

rooftile

shingle

knit

Synonyms

azulejo

baldosa

gorra

ladrillo

lento

alicatado

losa

teja el género

Hyphenated as

te‧ja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtexa/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula, whence English tile through the Latin word's Proto-Germanic descendant, from Proto-Indo-European *tegdʰleh₂. Doublet of tarro.