azulejo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish azulejo.
Noun
azulejo (plural azulejos)
- A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.
Translations
painted tin-glazed ceramic tile
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French
Etymology
From Spanish azulejo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.zu.le.ʒo/
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Noun
azulejo m (plural azulejos)
- blue tile (used on walls)
- 2019 March 28, Pierre Hemme, “En version luxe ou vegan, le kebab risque de perdre son âme”, in Le Monde:
- Mignonne petite terrasse, azulejos décorant les murs, veau de lait et pain maison à base de farines bio : le cadre et la philosophie de Grillé pourraient le faire passer pour une adresse bistronomique chic de la capitale.
- A cute little balcony, blue tiles decorating the walls, suckling veal and homemade bread made from organic flour: the surroundings and the philosophy of Grillé could make it seem like a chic casual restaurant in the capital.
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Further reading
- “azulejo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
azulejos
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish azulejo, from Arabic اَلزُّلَيْج (az-zulayj, “polished stone”), formed as a diminutive of زُلُج (zuluj, “smooth rocks”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zuˈle.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zuˈle.ʒo/
- Hyphenation: a‧zu‧le‧jo
Noun
azulejo m (plural azulejos)
- tile
Derived terms
- azulejador
- azulejar
- azulejaria
- azulejista
Further reading
- “azulejo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “azulejo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
azulejo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish
A 16th-century Spanish azulejo tile
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθuˈlexo/ [a.θuˈle.xo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /asuˈlexo/ [a.suˈle.xo]
- Rhymes: -exo
- Syllabification: a‧zu‧le‧jo
Etymology 1
From azul.
Adjective
azulejo (feminine azuleja, masculine plural azulejos, feminine plural azulejas)
- blue colored
- Synonym: azulado
Etymology 2
From Andalusian Arabic اَلزُّلَيْجَة (az-zuléyja), from Arabic اَلزُّلَيْج (az-zulayj, “polished stone”), formed as a diminutive of زُلُج (zuluj, “smooth rocks”).
Noun
azulejo m (plural azulejos)
- tile (of a wall or floor)
- Synonym: baldosa
- indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea
- cornflower, Centaurea cyanus
- Synonym: aciano
Derived terms
- azulejar
- azulejero
Descendants
- → English: azulejo
- → French: azulejo
- → Portuguese: azulejo
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
azulejo
- first-person singular present indicative of azulejar
Further reading
- “azulejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014