lousa

Meaning

1. (feminine) slate (rock)
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine) clipping of quadro de lousa, blackboard
3. (feminine) flagstone (piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing)

Concepts

blackboard

board

chalkboard

sheet

flagstone

plate

slate

slab

flat solid

flag

tiles

panel

tilting

tile

Synonyms

quadro

🖼️

placa

laje

quadro-negro

chapa

quadro de giz

quadro negro

tábua

quadro preto

Quadro negro

Quadro-negro

ardósia

Translations

Tafel

pizarra

tableau

🖼️

lavagna

pizarrón

tablero

bord

ardoise

schoolbord

dalle

pissarra

tableau noir

πλάκα

planche

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlo(w).zɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin lausa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“stone”).