noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈt͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)d/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blackboard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sheet, flat solid
History
Etymology
From chalk + board.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَبُورَة
(sabūra)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Arabic:
لَوْح
(lawḥ)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Bashkir:
таҡта
(taqta)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Belarusian:
до́шка
(dóška)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Bulgarian:
дъска́
(dǎská)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Chinese Cantonese:
黑板
(hak1 baan2)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Eastern Min Chinese:
黑板
(háik-bēng)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Gan Chinese:
黑板
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Chinese:
烏板 /乌板
(o͘-pán)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Jin Chinese:
黑板
(heh4 ban2)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Chinese Mandarin:
黑板
(hēibǎn)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Northern Min Chinese:
黑板
(hă̤-bǎing)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Wu Chinese:
黑板
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Czech:
tabule
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Esperanto:
kretotabulo
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Esperanto:
skribardezo
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Finnish:
liitutaulu
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
French:
tableau noir
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
French:
ardoise
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
German:
Wandtafel
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
German:
Tafel
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Greek:
μαυροπίνακα
(mavropínaka)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Hindi:
चॉकबोर्ड
(cŏkborḍ)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Ingrian:
doska
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Irish:
cailc-chlár
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Irish:
clár cailc
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Italian:
lavagna
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Japanese:
黒板
(kokuban)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Khmer:
ក្ដារខៀន
(kdaa khiən)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Korean:
칠판
(chilpan)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Latvian:
tāfele
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Lithuanian:
kreidinė lenta
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Macedonian:
табла
(tabla)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Polish:
tablica
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Portuguese:
lousa
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Portuguese:
quadro
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Portuguese:
quadro-negro
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Portuguese:
quadro de giz
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Quechua:
pirqa qillqana
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Romanian:
tablă
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Russian:
доска́
(doská)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Sassarese:
labagna
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Sassarese:
preddabàina
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Sassarese:
preddabainizza
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Serbo-Croatian:
та́бла
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Serbo-Croatian:
tábla
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Slovak:
tabuľa
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Slovene:
tabla
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Spanish:
pizarra
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Spanish:
pizarrón
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Spanish:
tablero
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Spanish:
encerado
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Swedish:
svart tavla
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Tagalog:
pisara
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Thai:
กระดาน
(grà-daan)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Turkish:
tebeşir tahtası
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Ottoman Turkish:
تباشیر تختهسی
(tebeşir tahtası)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Ukrainian:
до́шка
(dóška)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Urdu:
چاک بورْڈ
(cāk borḍ)
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Vietnamese:
bảng đen
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Vietnamese:
bảng phấn
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Yoruba:
pátákò-ìkọ̀wé
— slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard