telha

Portuguese

telhas

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tella, from Vulgar Latin *tegla, from Latin tēgula (“a roof tile”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʎa/
(Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈteja/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʎɐ/, /ˈtɐ.ʎɐ/, /ˈtɐj.ʎɐ/
Hyphenation: te‧lha

Noun

telha f (plural telhas)

tile, especially a roof tile

Related terms

telhado

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