telaraña

Asturian

Etymology

From tela + araña, or from a Vulgar Latin *tela aranea, from Latin tēla + arānea.

Noun

telaraña f (plural telarañes)

1. spiderweb (net-like construct of a spider)

Spanish

Etymology

From tela +‎ araña, or from a Vulgar Latin *tēla arāneae, from Latin tēla + arānea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /telaˈɾaɲa/ [t̪e.laˈɾa.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: te‧la‧ra‧ña

Noun

telaraña f (plural telarañas)

1. spiderweb

   Synonym: red

   • 1992, “Echo de menos”, in Échate un cantecito, performed by Kiko Veneno:

     Y por las noches / Todo es cambio de posturas / Encuentro telarañas / Por las costuras

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   Synonym: tela de araña

Derived terms

• tener telarañas en el cerebro

 

See also

• tejer
• atrapar

Further reading

• “telaraña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

• telaraña on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es