techo

See also: techó and techō

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtet͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪e.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: te‧cho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin tēctum. Compare Portuguese teto, Galician teito, French toit and Italian tetto.

Noun

techo m (plural techos)

1. ceiling
2. roof

Derived terms

• hasta el techo
• sin techo
• techar
• techo a dos aguas
• techo de cristal

 

See also

• teja f
• tejado m

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

techo

1. first-person singular present indicative of techar

Further reading

• “techo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014