el
masculine
/teˈxaðo/
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Translation
roof
Word origin
From teja ('roof tile') plus the suffix -ado, ultimately from Latin tegula, from tegere ('to cover').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tegula
- English cognates
- tile, tegument
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltejados
Examples
.
The cat climbed onto the roof of the house.
golpeaba .
The rain beat hard against the roof.
.
From the roof you can see the whole city.
tejas .
Some tiles on the roof need repairing.
típicos .
The red roofs are typical of this village.
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