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chopping board

chopping board

1 1.2
A flat board used for cutting food like meat or vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑːpɪŋ bɔːrd/
  • UK
translation icon : tabla de cortar
  • She carefully sliced the vegetables on the chopping board before adding them to the pot.

I remember buying a Peach chopping board, but this is really thick.

Examples

  • After preparing the ingredients, he wiped the chopping board clean with a cloth.

  • Elaine swept the chopped celery off the chopping board and into the pot.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The chopping board is a nice place to put your toast for a moment.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The other night, however, as we finished eating, I looked around and noticed that he'd somehow used every pot and chopping board we owned.

    Blog text (15)

  • I then spread this mix out evenly across a chopping board to season as follows (means the seasoning is evenly spread in the mixture): white pepper, onion salt, and a small amount (1/2 tsp).

    Blog text (19)

  • With his good hand, he picks up the chopping board—the sprig of dill weed on it as well as the knife—and carefully slides it all into the garbage can.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The chef placed the raw meat on the chopping board to begin the preparation for the stew.

Synonyms

cutting board
vschopping board
  • US
12 1.5

A flat board used to cut food like meat or vegetables

is the same object but called by a different common name
butcher block
vschopping board
  • US
3 4.3

A thick wooden board used for cutting and preparing food

is thinner and flatter meant for regular kitchen cutting
chopping block
vschopping board
1 2.6

A thick wooden block used to cut food or chop wood

is a flat thinner board meant mainly for cutting food
butcher board
vschopping board
  • US
6.7

Thick board made by joining strips of strong wood for use as a cutting surface

is thinner and lighter used for everyday cutting tasks

How Big

butcher block
  • US
3 4.3
chopping board
  • UK
1 1.2
cutting board
  • US
12 1.5

Surface Forms

chopping board singular
chopping boards plural

Morphology

chop + board

The meaning 'a flat board used for cutting food' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chop' (to cut) combined with 'board' (a flat piece of material), with the -ing form serving as a modifier. This is a common, predictable noun–modifier construction found across languages and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.

Etymology

Chopping board comes from the simple picture of a flat board used for chopping food. Cooks put meat and vegetables on the board and chopped them, so today chopping board means 'a flat board for cutting food'.