bread board
- noun
- /brɛd bɔrd/
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tabla de pan
- Using a sharp knife, he sliced the freshly baked loaf of bread on the clean bread board.
Examples
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So the starter kits include usually a couple of bread boards, a shield that will maybe help you the prototype faster, stuff like that.
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Kitchen knives, indifferent to everything, banged resignedly on oak bread boards.
Fiction book (2000) -
She placed the dough on the bread board and began to knead it until it was smooth.
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The chef always prepares the ingredients on a large bread board before starting to cook.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long flat piece of wood used for building or making furniture
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1.5
A flat board used to cut food like meat or vegetables
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1.2
A flat board used for cutting food like meat or vegetables
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2.2
A large flat wooden board for rolling or kneading dough
A wooden or plastic board that you use to knead dough and slice bread
A large flat wooden board you use to work dough by hand
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Morphology
The meaning 'a wooden or plastic board used for kneading dough or slicing bread' is directly and compositionally derived from 'bread' (what it's for) + 'board' (a flat piece of material). This is a straightforward compound noun pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bread board is named after the simple kitchen object used for bread: a flat board where people knead dough or slice bread. So it means 'a board used for kneading dough or slicing bread'.