tigela

Portuguese

tigela

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tegella, diminutive form of Latin tēgula (“roof-tile”). See telha, tijolo, also from a diminutive form of tēgula (“roof-tile”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʒɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈʒɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: ti‧ge‧la

Noun

tigela f (plural tigelas)

1. bowl (roughly hemispherical container)

   Synonym: malga

2. bowl cut

Related terms

• tigelada
• tigelinha

Further reading

• “tigela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tigela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026