teço

Teço is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Portuguese verb tecer, meaning to weave. The verb refers to the act of interlacing threads to make fabric, nets, or textiles, and it can also be used metaphorically to describe the creation or arrangement of things such as plans, arguments, or relationships.

Etymology and development: Tece r originates from Latin texere, with the modern Portuguese tecer evolving through Old Portuguese teçar. The spelling teço uses the cedilla under the c (ç) to preserve the soft /s/ sound before the e, a pattern seen in other conjugations of tecer (teces, tece, tecemos, tecéis/tecem).

Conjugation: In the present indicative, the forms are: eu teço, tu teces, ele tece, nós tecemos, vós tecéis, eles tecem. In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, the second-person plural form is often replaced by vocês tecem, while the vós forms are more common in European Portuguese or formal writing.

Usage notes: Teço appears in contexts involving weaving or textile production, fabric creation, or the manipulation of threads. It is also used in figurative expressions, such as tecer uma narrativa, tecer alianças, or tecer um argumento, to indicate careful construction or interweaving of elements. The verb can be complemented by direct objects (e.g., teço um pano) or by prepositional phrases describing technique or materials.

Related terms: tecelagem (weaving), têxtil (textile), tecido (fabric). The concept connects to crafts and industries centered on fibers and loom-based production, as well as to metaphorical language about constructing complex structures.

See also: weaving, textile arts, Portuguese verb tecer.