azulejo

English

Noun

azulejo (plural azulejos)

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

French

Etymology

From Spanish

Noun

azulejo m (plural azulejos)

a blue tile (used on walls)

Portuguese

azulejos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azulejo, from Arabic اَلزُّلَيْج‎ (az-zulayj, “polished stone”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zu.ˈlɐ(j).ʒu/, /ɐ.zu.ˈlɛ.ʒu/, /ɐ.zu.ˈle.ʒu/
Hyphenation: a‧zu‧le‧jo

Noun

azulejo m (plural azulejos)

tile

Derived terms

Terms derived from azulejo

azulejaria

azulejista

Spanish

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /aθuˈlexo/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /asuˈlexo/

Etymology 1

From azul.

Adjective

azulejo (feminine singular azuleja, masculine plural azulejos, feminine plural azulejas)

blue colored

Synonyms

azulado

Etymology 2

Arabic اَلزُّلَيْج‎ (az-zulayj, “polished stone”)

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

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

azulejo

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of azulejar.

External links

“azulejo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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