tejido

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of tejer (to weave). Compare English tissue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈxido/ [t̪eˈxi.ð̞o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: te‧ji‧do

Noun

tejido m (plural tejidos)

  1. texture (of a cloth)
  2. textile (a cloth)
    Synonym: tela
  3. weave (a type or way of weaving)
  4. weaving (a piece of woven material made on a loom)
  5. (biology) tissue (a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job)

Derived terms

Participle

tejido (feminine tejida, masculine plural tejidos, feminine plural tejidas)

  1. past participle of tejer

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