tejo
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
tejo
- nominative/vocative/accusative singular of tejas (“brilliance”)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin taxus (“yew”).
Noun edit
tejo m (plural tejos)
Etymology 2 edit
Masculine form of teja (“tile”).
Noun edit
tejo m (plural tejos)
- a shard, tile, quoit or similar object used in various games
- shuffleboard or any of the games played using a shard or tile
- (Colombia) a traditional throwing sport in Colombia, throwing a metal puck/disc at small targets that contain gunpowder and explode on impact
Derived terms edit
- jugar al tejo (“to play hopscotch”)
- mesa de tejo (“air hockey table”) (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
- tejo japonés
- tejuelo m
- tirar los tejos
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
tejo
Further reading edit
- “tejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014