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chalkboard

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)d/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈt͡ʃɔk.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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

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