tabuleiro

See also: Tabuleiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• taboleiro (obsolete)
• taboleyro (obsolete)

Etymology

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

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.buˈlɐj.ɾu/ [tɐ.βuˈlɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.buˈlɐj.ɾu/ [tɐ.βuˈlɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.buˈlej.ɾu/ [tɐ.βuˈlej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.buˈlej.ɾu/ [tɐ.βuˈlej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.buˈle.ɾu/ [tɐ.βuˈle.ɾu]

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• tabela
• tábua
• tabuada
• tabuado
• tabuame
• távola