tábua

See also: tabua, tabúa, and Tábua

Portuguese

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula (“board; plank”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of tábula, which is a borrowing.

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.bu.ɐ/ [ˈta.bʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈta.bwɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.bu.a/ [ˈta.bʊ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈta.bwa/

tábua f (plural tábuas)

board; plank (long, flat piece of wood)
Synonyms: ripa, prancha, sarrafo

Usei tábuas de carvalho para fazer o assoalho.
I used oak boards to build the floor.
chopping board (small board on which food is chopped)
Synonyms: tábua de cortar, tabuleiro

Piquei uns pepinos na tábua.
I diced some cucumbers on the chopping board.
a small table for serving food or playing games
Tábua de queijos.
Cheese platter.
table (grid of data in rows and columns)
Synonyms: quadro, (more common) tabela

Procure o seu nome na tábua.
Look for your name on the table.
(colloquial, derogatory) a woman who is very thin and has small breasts
Antonym: peituda

Tua mãe é uma tábua.
Your mom is flat-chested.
(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.