tejuelo

Spanish

Etymology

From tejo (“quoit”) +‎ -uelo (“little”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈxwelo/ [t̪eˈxwe.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: te‧jue‧lo

Noun

tejuelo m (plural tejuelos)

  1. small disk, small quoit
  2. backbone title label (in bookbinding)
  3. pillow block, pivot bearing (in mechanics)
  4. sole of a hoof (in veterinary medicine)

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: tijolo

Further reading

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