tabuleiro

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tavoleiro (gameboard), probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin tabula (board) on account of the preserved 'l'; later re-Latinized based on the Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.buˈle(j).ɾu/ [ta.buˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.buˈle(j).ɾo/ [ta.buˈle(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

Noun

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tabuleiro m (plural tabuleiros)

  1. gameboard (portable surface on which a game is played)
  2. (figurative) a region or field where a dispute occurs
    A Europa foi um tabuleiro durante a segunda guerra mundial.
    Europe was a gameboard during the Second World War.
    No tabuleiro político, ganha quem investir mais em publicidade.
    In the political gameboard, he who invests most in publicity wins.
  3. baking tray (oven-proof metallic tray used to hold foods in the oven)
    Synonyms: assadeira, forma
  4. tray (rigid object upon which things are carried)
    Synonyms: bandeja, tábua
  5. landing (in-between platform or large bottom-most or top-most step of a staircase)
    Synonym: patamar
  6. a long table for displaying goods in a market stall
  7. (North Brazil) a beach where turtles lay their eggs
  8. (Brazil) a sandbank which appears when the water level is low
  9. (Brazil, geography) a plain with low vegetation
  10. the floor of a cart
  11. (architecture) the horizontal support of a bridge

Derived terms

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