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tabuleiro.

gameboard (portable surface on which a game is played)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ta.buˈle(j).ɾu/Brazil[ta.buˈle(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/tɐ.buˈlɐj.ɾu/Portugal[tɐ.βuˈlɐj.ɾu]Portugal
  1. gameboard (portable surface on which a game is played)

    masculine
  2. a region or field where a dispute occurs

    figuratively · masculine
    A Europa foi um tabuleiro durante a segunda guerra mundial.
    No tabuleiro político, ganha quem investir mais em publicidade.
  3. baking tray (oven-proof metallic tray used to hold foods in the oven)

    masculine
  4. tray (rigid object upon which things are carried)

    masculine
  5. landing (in-between platform or large bottom-most or top-most step of a staircase)

    masculine
  6. a long table for displaying goods in a market stall

    masculine
  7. a beach where turtles lay their eggs

    North-Brazil · masculine
  8. a sandbank which appears when the water level is low

    Brazil · masculine
  9. a plain with low vegetation

    Brazil · masculine
  10. the floor of a cart

    masculine
  11. the horizontal support of a bridge

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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