Portuguese

Proper noun

Tábua f

1. A village and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal.

Related terms

• tabuense

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• táboa (obsolete)

Noun

tábua f (plural tábuas)

1. board; plank (long, flat piece of wood)

   Usei tábuas de carvalho para fazer o assoalho.‎

   I used oak boards to build the floor.

2. chopping board (small board on which food is chopped)

   Piquei uns pepinos na tábua.‎

   I diced some cucumbers on the chopping board.

3. a small table for serving food or playing games

   Tábua de queijos.‎

   Cheese platter.

4. table (grid of data in rows and columns)

   Procure o seu nome na tábua.‎

   Look for your name on the table.

5. (Brazil, slang) a refusal or rejection, especially of a marriage proposal

   Todo mundo viu a tábua que levei da minha ex-namorada.‎

   Everyone saw the rejection I got from my ex-girlfriend.

6. (Brazil, slang, pejorative) a woman who is very thin and has small breasts

   Tua mãe é uma tábua.‎

   Your mom is flat-chested.

Synonyms

• (plank): ripa, prancha, sarrafo
• (chopping board): tábua de cortar, tabuleiro
• (grid of data): quadro, tabela (more common)

Antonyms

• (a woman with very small breasts): peituda

Derived terms

Related terms

• tabela
• tabuada
• tabuado
• tabuame
• távola

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: taaboa