madeja
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish madexa, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). Cognate to Portuguese madeixa, Italian matassa, Romanian mătase.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈdexa/ [maˈð̞e.xa]
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: ma‧de‧ja
Noun
madeja f (plural madejas)
- skein, hank, ball of yarn
Further reading
- “madeja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014