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Portuguese
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula (“board; plank”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta.bu.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈta.bwɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta.bu.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈta.bwɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta.bu.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈta.bwa/
Noun
tábua f (plural tábuas)
- board; plank (long, flat piece of wood)
- Synonyms: ripa, prancha, sarrafo
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)
- Synonyms: tábua de cortar, tabuleiro
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)
- Synonyms: quadro, (more common) tabela
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.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “a woman with very small breasts”): peituda
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