azulejo
[ Spanish ah-soo-le-haw, ah-thoo-; Portuguese ah-zoo-le-zhoo ]
/ Spanish ˌɑ suˈlɛ hɔ, ˌɑ θu-; Portuguese ˌɑ zuˈlɛ ʒʊ /
noun, plural a·zu·le·jos [Spanish ah-soo-le-haws, ah-thoo-; Portuguese ah-zoo-le-zhoo sh] /Spanish ˌɑ suˈlɛ hɔs, ˌɑ θu-; Portuguese ˌɑ zuˈlɛ ʒʊʃ/.
(in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries) a glazed and painted tile used as a wainscot or facing.
Origin of azulejo
1835–45; < Spanish: blue tile, derivative of
azul blue
Words nearby azulejo
aztreonam,
azuchi-momoyama,
azuela,
azuero peninsula,
azuki bean,
azulejo,
azure,
azuresin,
azurite,
azurmalachite,
azurophil
Example sentences from the Web for azulejo
Behind him hung one of Alberto's cages, an azulejo fluttering inside.
When the Owl Cries |Paul BartlettNiculoso introduced this kind of azulejo painting into Seville.
The Story of Seville |Walter M. GallichanThe Azulejo had been lost, but was brought in quite spent, by Barckhausen.
Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard