Also means
canvas (art)
Usage Note
Tela is the general word for woven fabric or cloth. In art, tela and lienzo both mean canvas, but lienzo is more specific to the stretched painting surface. The colloquial phrase ¡tela marinera! (or simply ¡tela!) in Spain means 'wow, that's a lot' or 'that's quite something', expressing surprise.
Examples
"Compró una tela de algodón azul."
Natural Translation
She bought a blue cotton cloth.

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