madeja
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish madexa, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). Cognate to Portuguese madeixa, Italian matassa, Romanian mătase.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmadeja f (plural madejas)
Further reading
edit- “madeja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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