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azulejo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /aθuːˈleɪhəʊ/ (UK, derived) from the Iberian Spanish pronunciation
• /ˌɑzuˈleɪ(ˌ)ʒu/ (derived) from the (Brazilian) Portuguese pronunciation
• /ˌɑsuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/ (General-American, derived) from the Latin American Spanish pronunciation
• /ˌazjʊˈleɪhəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˌɑzuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/ General American, common spelling-influenced pronunciation
• General American, common spelling-influenced pronunciation
• /ˌɑθuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/ (General-American, derived) from the Iberian Spanish pronunciation
• (derived) from the (Brazilian) Portuguese pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-der.? Classical Persian لاژورد (Lāžvard) Classical Persian لَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)bor. Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward) Andalusian Arabic [Term?]bor. Old Spanish azur Spanish azul Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Spanish -ejo Spanish azulejobor. English azulejo Borrowed from Spanish azulejo. or Borrowed from Portuguese azulejo.

Meanings

1. A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.

Forms

Translations (12)

acw زليج (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · de Azulejo (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · fr azuléjo (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · el αζουλέχο (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · ko 아줄레주 (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · eo azuleho (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · ca maniseta (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · ar زُلَيْج (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · eo azuleĥo (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · ja アズレージョ (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · pt azulejo (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile) · fr azulejo (painted tin-glazed ceramic tile)