Spanish word

tejido

Pronunciation

IPA/teˈxiðo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncloth

Example

Compré un tejido de algodón para coser una bolsa.

I bought a piece of cotton cloth to sew a bag.

Illustration for tejido (cloth)

More examples

Compré un tejido sintético para la cortina.

I bought a synthetic cloth for the curtain.

Core concept

A length of woven cloth showing warp and weft threads.

Common phrases

  • tejido de algodón

    cotton fabric

  • tejido sintético

    synthetic cloth

  • tejido artesanal

    handcrafted fabric

Similar words

tela: Common fabric used as material for making garments and sewn household items.
textil: Category of textile materials and fabrics used in manufacturing or craft work.
ropa: Clothing consisting of garments worn on the body for practical or stylistic use.
trapo: Piece of rag or old cloth repurposed for cleaning, wiping, or polishing.

Definition in Spanish

Producto textil compuesto por fibras u hilos entrelazados, como algodón, lana o fibras sintéticas.

Word origin

From Latin textus (from texere 'to weave'), tejido originally means 'that which is woven' and refers to a textile made by interlacing fibers.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Spanish tela often names generic fabric while tejido highlights the woven or knitted construction, so tejido is used when the making method or finished textile matters.

Other meanings

  • fabricnoun
  • textilenoun

Related words

  • tejedorweavernoun
  • tejeduríaweaving industrynoun

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