English–Spanish

“fabric” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsotextil

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtela/

Example

Voy a comprar tela para coser una camisa.

I'm going to buy fabric to sew a shirt.

Illustration for tela (fabric)

How to say “fabric” in Spanish

“Fabric” in Spanish is tela.

Woven textile formed by crossing warp and weft threads.

Full entry for tela: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with tela

¿Tienen tela de algodón en varios colores?

Do you have cotton fabric in various colors?

Tips for using tela

  • Unlike ropa (clothing), tela refers to the material for making items, so speakers state the fibre and the measure (tela de seda, un metro) when buying.

Other Spanish words for “fabric”

¿Dónde venden textiles de buena calidad?

Where do they sell high-quality fabric?

“fabric” in other languages