mesa

1. (feminine) table (item of furniture)
2. (feminine) meal, food
3. (feminine) mesa
4. (feminine) board (committee)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈme.zɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: mēnsa

Cognate with Galician: mesa

Cognate with Spanish: mesa

Cognate with French: moise

Cognate with Italian: mensa

Cognate with Romanian: masă

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesa (“table”), from Vulgar Latin mēsa, from Latin mēnsa (“table”).
Cognate with Galician mesa, Spanish mesa, French moise, Italian mensa and Romanian masă.
Not related to Persian میز (mêz, “table”). As both it and Portuguese mesa have been borrowed into different languages of southern Asia, they are sometimes confused by etymologists.

Concepts

table

desk

switchboard

stand

bench

workbench

board

trestle

worktable

tabular array

buro

bureau

couch

🛋️

dining table

easel

mesa

pot

Synonyms

távola

escrivaninha

secretária

banco

🏦

bastidor

cavalete

birô

Translations

mesa

Tisch

table

stół

tafel

taula

masa

tavolo

τραπέζι

tavola

mensa

طاولة

mase

جدول

mêze

Sentences

Uma mesa está disponível para três para comer .

A table is available for three to eat.

Dois casais estão sentados em uma mesa de piquenique em um cenário de parque .

Two couples are sitting at a picnic table in a park setting.

Músicos tocando seus instrumentos em uma mesa .

Musicians playing their instruments on a table.

Eu tenho uma mesa que quero movida .

I have a table I want moved.

Indo para o tênis de mesa e não poderei fazer sua palestra .

Going to table tennis and I won't be able to give your lecture.

Uma empregada de mesa em um tshirt branco que serve convidados em um restaurante .

A waitress in a white tshirt serving guests in a restaurant.