tabuleiro

See also: Tabuleiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• taboleiro (obsolete)
• taboleyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese tavoleiro (“gameboard”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin tabula (“board”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌta.bu.ˈle(j).ɾu/
• IPA^(key): /ˌta.bu.ˈle(j).ɾo/
• IPA^(key): /tɐ.βu.ˈlɐj.ɾu/

Noun

tabuleiro m (plural s)

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)
4. tray (rigid object upon which things are carried)
5. landing (in-between platform or large bottom-most or top-most step of a staircase)
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

Synonyms

• (baking tray): assadeira, forma
• (tray): bandeja, tábua
• (landing): patamar

Derived terms

• tabuleirinho, tabuleirozinho (diminutives)
• tabuleirão (augmentative)
• Tabuleiro

Related terms

• tabela
• tábua
• tabuada

• tabuado
• tabuame
• távola