noun, feminine/ˈtexa/plural: tejas
roof tile; a type of noodle; a type of chocolate from Peru; a 100-colón coin
“media teja” — a 50-colón coin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin tēgula Old Spanish teja Spanish teja Inherited from Old Spanish teja, from Latin tēgula. Doublet of tarro. Cognate with English tile.