pizarra

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈθara/ [piˈθa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: pi‧za‧rra

Noun

pizarra f (plural pizarres)

1. board (a surface that can be written upon with chalk, pens etc.)

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “pizarra”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “pizarra”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pizarra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈsara/, [piˈsa.ra]
• Hyphenation: pi‧za‧rra

Noun

pizarra

1. blackboard

Spanish

El profesor señala ecuaciones en la pizarra con su puntero. ― The lecturer points out equations on the blackboard with his pointing stick.

Etymology

First attested in 1475. Inherited from Old Spanish piçarra, from Basque, further derivation uncertain.

• Perhaps from Basque *lapitz-arri (literally “slate stone”), from lapitz (“slate”) +‎ arri (“stone”), with initial la- misinterpreted as the feminine singular article la.
• Perhaps from Basque *pitzarri, blend of pitzatu (“to break into pieces”) +‎ arri (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈθara/ [piˈθa.ra] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /piˈsara/ [piˈsa.ra] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: pi‧za‧rra

Noun

pizarra f (plural pizarras)

1. slate (metamorphic rock)
2. blackboard, chalkboard

   Synonyms: encerado (Spain), pizarrón (Latin America)

3. (by extension) whiteboard

   Synonyms: pintarrón (Mexico), pizarra blanca, pizarrón blanco (Latin America)

4. (sports) scoreboard

   Synonyms: pantalla, tablero

5. (Cuba) dashboard (panel with instruments or controls facing the driver in a vehicle)

   Synonyms: panel, salpicadero

Derived terms

• pizarra blanca
• pizarrero
• pizarrón
• pizarroso

Descendants

• Chavacano: pizarra
• → Catalan: pissarra
• → Tagalog: pisara

Further reading

• “pizarra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “pizarra”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “pizarra”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA