tejer

Spanish

Mujeres tejiendo ― Women knitting

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Spanish texer, from Latin texere (“to weave, intertwine”).

    Doublet of texto and textil. Cognate with Asturian texer, Catalan teixir, and Galician and Portuguese tecer; as well as English text, French tisser, Italian tessere, and Romanian țese.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /teˈxeɾ/ [t̪eˈxeɾ]
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    • Rhymes: -eɾ
    • Syllabification: te‧jer

    Verb

    tejer (first-person singular present tejo, first-person singular preterite tejí, past participle tejido)

    1. to knit
    2. to weave
    3. to spin (e.g. a web, a tale)

    Conjugation

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    Descendants

    • Chavacano: teje

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