Teille is a French word that means "plate" or "dish." The spelling of teille is consistent with the phonetic rules of French language. The pronunciation of the word is /tɛj/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The symbol 'ɛ' represents the sound of an open e which is similar to the 'e' in "let." Meanwhile, the symbol 'j' denotes the palatal approximant sound which is similar to the English 'y'. In French orthography, the vowel Letter 'e' is pronounced differently based on the following letter(s) in the same word.