Spanish word

telar

Pronunciation

IPA/teˈlaɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounloom

Example

En el taller hay un telar.

There is a loom in the workshop.

Illustration for telar (loom)

More examples

Me apunté a un curso de telar para aprender a tejer.

I signed up for a loom course to learn to weave.

Core concept

Workshop apparatus for interlacing warp and weft threads to make fabric.

Common phrases

  • curso de telar

    loom course

  • artesanía en telar

    loom craft

Definition in Spanish

Instrumento utilizado para tejer hilos y obtener telas, habitual en contextos artesanales.

Word origin

It derives from Latin tela "cloth" via medieval telarium and later Romance forms, giving the Spanish name for the device used to make cloth.

Usage tips

  • Telar denotes the tool itself, while tejer names the action "to weave", so Spanish separates the loom and the verb.

Related words

  • telareroweavernoun

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