azulejo

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(Sp. ä′so̅o̅ le′hô, ä′tho̅o̅-; Port. ä′zo̅o̅ le′zhŏŏ)



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a•zu•le•jo  (Sp. ä′so̅o̅ le′hô, ä′tho̅o̅-; Port. ä′zo̅o̅ le′zhŏŏ),USA pronunciation n., pl. -jos  (Sp. -hôs; Port. -zhŏŏsh).USA pronunciation 
  1. Architecture(in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries) a glazed and painted tile used as a wainscot or facing.
  • Spanish: blue tile, derivative of azul blue
  • 1835–45

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