tecla

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
2. (feminine) key (one of a number of rectangular moving parts on a piano or musical keyboard)

Verb

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

Hyphenated as

te‧cla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛ.klɐ/

Etymology

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