"tela" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈtela/, [ˈt̪e.la]
Rhymes: -ela Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|tela|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish tela, {{inh+|es|osp|tela}} Inherited from Old Spanish tela, {{inh|es|la|tēla}} Latin tēla Head templates: {{es-adv}} tela
  1. (Spain, colloquial) loads; lots; a shedload; extremely Tags: Spain, colloquial
    Sense id: en-tela-es-adv-ZSGgeri1 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish

Noun

IPA: /ˈtela/, [ˈt̪e.la] Forms: telas [plural]
Rhymes: -ela Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|tela|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish tela, {{inh+|es|osp|tela}} Inherited from Old Spanish tela, {{inh|es|la|tēla}} Latin tēla Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} tela f (plural telas)
  1. (clothing) cloth, fabric (woven material made of fibers) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Clothing, Fabrics Synonyms: género
    Sense id: en-tela-es-noun-aFcIUclk Disambiguation of Fabrics: 9 74 16 1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 27 49 23 1 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
  2. (colloquial) difficult task (difficult or tedious undertaking, especially as part of one's duties) Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-tela-es-noun-~PuY3xk1
  3. (colloquial) cash, dosh (money) Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: pasta, plata
    Sense id: en-tela-es-noun-vYcHuiWU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: poner en tela de juicio, tela de, tela de araña, tela de dónde cortar, tela de juicio, telar, telaraña, telón, tener tela (english: to be difficult), tener tela marinera (english: to be very difficult), vaya tela (english: wow, oh my)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tela meaning in Spanish (4.5kB)

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