Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/piˈθara/

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Translation

blackboard, whiteboard

Word origin

Of uncertain origin, generally traced to Basque pizar ('fragment, splinter of slate'). The word names both the stone and the writing board made from it.

Origin
Basque
Root
pizar

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpizarras

Examples

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The teacher wrote the date on the blackboard.

Borra .

Wipe the board before the class begins.

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Can you read what is on the board from there?

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The house had a grey slate roof.

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He jotted down his phone number on a small board.

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This word is part of lesson 96.