azulejo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish azulejo. or Borrowed from Portuguese azulejo. === Pronunciation === (General American, common spelling-influenced pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑzuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/, (sometimes) (US) /ˌæzʊˈleɪhoʊ/ IPA(key): (General American, derived from the Iberian Spanish pronunciation) /ˌɑθuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/ IPA(key): (General American, derived from the Latin American Spanish pronunciation) /ˌɑsuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/ IPA(key): (UK, derived from the Iberian Spanish pronunciation) /aθuːˈleɪhəʊ/ IPA(key): (UK) /ˌazjʊˈleɪhəʊ/ (derived from the (Brazilian) Portuguese pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑzuˈleɪ(ˌ)ʒu/, /ˌæzuˈleɪ(ˌ)ʒu/ === 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 ==== === References === == French == === Alternative forms === azuléjo (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese azulejo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.zu.le.ʒo/ === Noun === azulejo m (plural azulejos) blue tile (used on walls) === Further reading === “azulejo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish azulejo, from Arabic اَلزُّلَيْج (az-zulayj, “polished stone”), formed as a diminutive of زُلُج (zuluj, “smooth rocks”). ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -eʒu Hyphenation: a‧zu‧le‧jo ==== Noun ==== azulejo m (plural azulejos) tile ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “azulejo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “azulejo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 azulejo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== azulejo first-person singular present indicative of azulejar ==== Further reading ==== “azulejo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθuˈlexo/ [a.θuˈle.xo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /asuˈlexo/ [a.suˈle.xo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -exo Syllabification: a‧zu‧le‧jo === Etymology 1 === From azul + -ejo. ==== Adjective ==== azulejo (feminine azuleja, masculine plural azulejos, feminine plural azulejas) blue colored Synonym: azulado indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea cornflower, Centaurea cyanus Synonym: aciano === 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 ===== Derived terms ===== ===== 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025