Tejo

American

[te-zhoo] / ˈtɛ ʒʊ /

noun

Tagus.

Tejo British

/ ˈtəʒu /

noun

the Portuguese name for the Tagus

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The Mass will be celebrated on the riverside Parque Tejo, a large, shadowless outdoor area, and authorities said over 1 million people would attend.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023

The Parque do Tejo is in one of Lisbon’s newest residential areas, which grew out of the 1998 Lisbon World Fair.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

However, Coach Bruno Tejo knew he had a special group this fall from the moment the Cougars played their first game, a 5-2 win against Blair.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

He said vallenato and salsa and marimba and alpargatas and Tejo.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

We gave almost all of our arms and ammunition to the party going to Apache Tejo, so that in case there should be treachery they would be prepared for any surprise.

From Geronimo's Story of His Life by Geronimo

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