madeja
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish madexa, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). Cognate to Portuguese madeixa, Italian matassa, Romanian mătase.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
madeja f (plural madejas)
Further reading edit
- “madeja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014