madeja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish madexa, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa). Cognate to Portuguese madeixa, Italian matassa, Romanian mătase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdexa/ [maˈð̞e.xa]
• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: ma‧de‧ja

Noun

madeja f (plural madejas)

1. skein, hank, ball of yarn

Further reading

• “madeja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024