azulejo

noun azu·le·jo \ ˌä-sü-ˈlā-(ˌ)hō , -zü- , -thü- \

|Updated on: 23 Jul 2018

Definition of azulejo

plural azulejos

: a glazed usually blue ceramic tile originally of Portugal and Spain

Recent Examples of azulejo from the Web

Sometimes Portuguese azulejos are glorious, like the early 20th-century panels that line the vestibules of Porto’s São Bento railway station, where an arrival or departure becomes a stopover in a mammoth china cabinet.

— j.s. marcus, WSJ, "A Portuguese Palace That’s a Tile Lover’s Dream Destination," 5 July 2018
Start by admiring the azulejo tiles and vintage bullfight posters at Casa Cuesta, in operation since 1880.

— New York Times, "36 Hours in Seville," 14 June 2018

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