azulejo

[Spanish ah-soo-le-haw, ah-thoo-; Portuguese ah-zoo-le-zhoo]

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

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Examples from the Web for azulejo

Historical Examples of azulejo

The Azulejo had been lost, but was brought in quite spent, by Barckhausen.
Through the Heart of Patagonia
H. Hesketh Prichard
Niculoso introduced this kind of azulejo painting into Seville.
The Story of Seville
Walter M. Gallichan
Behind him hung one of Alberto's cages, an azulejo fluttering inside.
When the Owl Cries
Paul Bartlett