azulejo
Spanish, noun
azulejo is spelled A-Z-U-L-E-J-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,779th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Azulejo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tile (of a wall or floor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of azulejar. With an accent, azulejó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of azulejar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza de cerámica, generalmente vidriada, que se utiliza para revestir paredes o suelos”.
What does azulejo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
blue colored
- 2
indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea
- 3
cornflower, Centaurea cyanus
noun
- 1
masculinetile (of a wall or floor)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of azulejar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of azulejar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pieza de cerámica, generalmente vidriada, que se utiliza para revestir paredes o suelos.
adjective: 1. De color que recuerda al azul. 2. Dicho del pelaje del yeguarizo, con pelos negros sobre una base blanca, que ofrecen reflejos azules cuando húmedos.
noun: 1. (Pennisetum spicatum) o (Pennisetum glaucum) Variedad del mijo que se da en África de forma silvestre. Debido a su tolerancia a la sequedad se le cultiva en numerosas partes áridas y semiáridas del mundo, en donde es un alimento muy importante.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of azulejo
- azuleja feminine
- azulejos masculine plural
- azulejas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to azulejo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is azulejo in Spanish?
azulejo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).