azulejo

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/ˌɑzuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/US, derived/ˌɑθuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/US, derived/ˌɑsuˈleɪ(ˌ)hoʊ/UK, derived/aθuːˈleɪhəʊ/

noun

A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.

OriginSpanish azulejo ← Old Spanish azur ← Andalusian Arabic [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounazulejo (plural azulejos)

plural azulejos

  1. A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-der.?
  2. Classical Persianلاژورد (Lāžvard)
  3. Classical Persianلَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)
  4. Arabicلَازُوَرْد (lāzuward)
  5. Andalusian Arabic[Term?]
  6. Old Spanishazur
  7. Spanishazul
  8. Spanishazulejo
  9. Englishazulejo

Borrowed from Spanish azulejo. or Borrowed from Portuguese azulejo.

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Translations

Arabic زُلَيْج
  • زُلَيْج (zulayj)painted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Catalan maniseta
  • manisetapainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Esperanto azuleĥo, azuleho
  • azuleĥopainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
  • azulehopainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
French azulejo, azuléjo
  • azulejopainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
  • azuléjopainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
German Azulejo
  • Azulejopainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Greek αζουλέχο
  • αζουλέχο (azoulécho)painted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Japanese アズレージョ
  • アズレージョpainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Korean 아줄레주
  • 아줄레주 (ajulleju)painted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Portuguese azulejo
  • azulejopainted tin-glazed ceramic tile
Cite this entry
APA

azulejo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azulejo

MLA

“azulejo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azulejo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azulejo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azulejo.

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