tábua
See also: tabua, tabúa, and Tábua
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- táboa (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula (“board; plank”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta.bu.ɐ/, /ˈta.bwɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈta.βwɐ/
- Homophone: Tábua
- Hyphenation: tá‧bu‧a
Noun
tábua f (plural tábuas)
- board; plank (long, flat piece of wood)
- Usei tábuas de carvalho para fazer o assoalho.
- I used oak boards to build the floor.
- chopping board (small board on which food is chopped)
- Piquei uns pepinos na tábua.
- I diced some cucumbers on the chopping board.
- a small table for serving food or playing games
- Tábua de queijos.
- Cheese platter.
- table (grid of data in rows and columns)
- Procure o seu nome na tábua.
- Look for your name on the table.
- (Brazil, slang) a refusal or rejection, especially of a marriage proposal
- Todo mundo viu a tábua que levei da minha ex-namorada.
- Everyone saw the rejection I got from my ex-girlfriend.
- (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a woman who is very thin and has small breasts
- Tua mãe é uma tábua.
- Your mom is flat-chested.
Synonyms
- (plank): ripa, prancha, sarrafo
- (chopping board): tábua de cortar, tabuleiro
- (grid of data): quadro, tabela (more common)
Antonyms
- (a woman with very small breasts): peituda
Derived terms
- dar tábua
- levar tábua
- tábua de frios
- tábua de queijos
- tábua de Pitágoras
- tábua de ressonância
- tábua rasa
Related terms
- tabela
- tabuada
- tabuado
- tabuame
- távola
Descendants
- Kadiwéu: taaboa