tejo

See also: TEJO, Tejo, tejó, and tejō

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈte.xo]
• Rhymes: -exo

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin taxus (“yew”).

Noun

tejo m (plural tejos)

1. yew

Etymology 2

Masculine form of teja (“tile”).

Noun

tejo m (plural tejos)

1. A shard, tile, quoit or similar object used in various games.
2. shuffleboard or any of the games played using a shard or tile
3. (Colombia) a traditional throwing sport in Colombia, throwing a metal puck/disc at small targets that contain gunpowder and explode on impact

Derived terms

• tejuelo m
• jugar al tejo (“to play hopscotch”)
• mesa de tejo (“air hockey table”) (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
• tejo japonés
• tirar los tejos

Etymology 3

Verb

tejo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of tejer.