pizarra

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈθara/ [piˈθa.ra] Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: pi‧za‧rra === Noun === pizarra f (plural pizarres) board (a surface that can be written upon with chalk, pens etc.) === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “pizarra”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “pizarra”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish pizarra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈsara/, [piˈsa.ra] Hyphenation: pi‧za‧rra === Noun === pizarra blackboard == Spanish == === Etymology === First attested in 1475. Inherited from Old Spanish piçarra, from Basque, further derivation uncertain. Perhaps from Basque *lapitz-arri (literally “slate stone”), from lapitz (“slate”) +‎ arri (“stone”), with initial la- misinterpreted as the feminine singular article la. Perhaps from Basque *pitzarri, blend of pitzatu (“to break into pieces”) +‎ arri (“stone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈθara/ [piˈθa.ra] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /piˈsara/ [piˈsa.ra] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: pi‧za‧rra === Noun === pizarra f (plural pizarras) slate (metamorphic rock) blackboard, chalkboard Synonyms: encerado (Spain), pizarrón (Latin America) (by extension) whiteboard Synonyms: pintarrón (Mexico), pizarra blanca, pizarrón blanco (Latin America) (sports) scoreboard Synonyms: pantalla, tablero (Cuba) dashboard (panel with instruments or controls facing the driver in a vehicle) Synonyms: panel, salpicadero ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: pizarra → Catalan: pissarra → Tagalog: pisara === References === === Further reading === “pizarra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “pizarra”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “pizarra”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA