tejo

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See also: TEJO, Tejo, tejó, and tejō

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Noun

tejo

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative singular of tejas (“brilliance”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtexo/
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: te‧jo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin taxus (“yew”).

Noun

tejo m (plural tejos)

  1. yew

Etymology 2

Masculine form of teja (“tile”).

Noun

tejo m (plural tejos)

  1. a shard, tile, quoit or similar object used in various games
  2. shuffleboard or any of the games played using a shard or tile
  3. (Colombia) a traditional throwing sport in Colombia, throwing a metal puck/disc at small targets that contain gunpowder and explode on impact
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Etymology 3

Verb

tejo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tejar
  2. first-person singular present indicative of tejer

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