tendal
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== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From tenda (“tent”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tənˈdal]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [tenˈdal]
Rhymes: -al
=== Noun ===
tendal m (plural tendals)
awning
=== Further reading ===
“tendal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“tendal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“tendal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“tendal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tondal
=== Etymology ===
Attested since the 14th century. Tenda (“tent”) + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tenˈdal/
=== Noun ===
tendal m (plural tendais)
(archaic) pole of a tent or pavilion
(historical) installation for hanging and drying flax and linen
clothesline
place or installation to hang and dry things
board, table or platform where the loaves are deposited before being taken to the oven
tarpaulin; shed
==== Related terms ====
tenda
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “tendal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “tendal”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tendal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tendal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tendal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From tenda + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: ten‧dal
=== Noun ===
tendal m (plural tendais)
clothesline (cord to hang clothes on so they can dry)
Synonyms: varal, estendedouro, estendal
=== Further reading ===
“tendal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“tendal”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“tendal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“tendal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“tendal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“tendal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From tender + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tenˈdal/ [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ten‧dal
=== Noun ===
tendal m (plural tendales)
clothesline
Synonym: cuerda para tender la ropa
tarpaulin
washing (hanging out in the sun)
fruit dryer
place to hang things
=== Further reading ===
“tendal”, 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