tejido

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of tejer (“to weave”). Compare English tissue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈxido/ [t̪eˈxi.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: te‧ji‧do

Noun

tejido m (plural tejidos)

1. fabric (the texture of a cloth)
2. fabric (a material made of fibers; a textile or cloth)

   Synonym: tela

3. weave (a type or way of weaving)
4. weaving (a piece of woven material made on a loom)
5. (biology) tissue (a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job)

Derived terms

• tejido adiposo
• tejido conjuntivo
• tejido muscular
• tejido nervioso
• tejido óseo
• tejido social

 

Related terms

• tejedor

 

Participle

tejido (feminine tejida, masculine plural tejidos, feminine plural tejidas)

1. past participle of tejer

Further reading

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