reja

noun

re·​ja

ˈrā(ˌ)hä

plural -s

: a grille or screen made usually of wrought or cast metal and used in Spanish architecture to protect a window in a house or to enclose a chapel or a tomb in a church

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

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