tazón de
/taθon de/from spelling rules
The English phrase "bowl of" is translated into Spanish as tazón de.
This phrase is used to describe a quantity of food or liquid that fills a bowl.
What does it mean word for word?
tazón means "bowl" and de means "of".
Which one should you use?
While tazón de is the standard term for a larger bowl used for eating things like cereal or soup, cuenco de is often used for smaller, more decorative or ceramic bowls.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the phrase un plato hondo de (a deep plate of) is used to refer to a bowl.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change tazón to tazones while keeping de the same, resulting in tazones de.
How do you pronounce it?
/taθon de/
Did you know?
- The word tazón is an augmented form of taza, where the suffix -ón acts like the English 'big' to transform a simple 'cup' into a large 'bowl'.
- In some traditional Spanish settings, a tazón is specifically associated with breakfast, such as a tazón de chocolate, whereas other bowls are used for dinner.
- The word cuenco, used for smaller bowls, shares a linguistic root with the word for 'hollow' or 'concave', emphasizing the shape over the capacity.
Examples in context
- Tom comió un tazón de sopa de almejas.Tom ate a bowl of clam chowder.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use tazón de with soup.Tatoeba #5847516 by albrusgher, translation #1095830 by CK
- Un tazón de arroz pesa cerca de 180 gramos.A bowl of rice is about 180 grams.This sentence shows how to use tazón de with rice.Tatoeba #3970779 by mervert1, translation #277432 by CK
- Anoche comí dos manzanas verdes y un tazón de uvas verdes.I ate two green apples and a bowl of green grapes last night.This sentence shows how to use tazón de with grapes.Tatoeba #4520251 by mervert1, translation #4520249 by mervert1
- un bol de sopaA bowl of soup
- Un cuenco de heladoA bowl of ice cream
- Un tazón de cerealA bowl of cereal
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are having breakfast at home.
- Javier¿Quieres un tazón de cereales?Do you want a bowl of cereal?
- ElenaSí, por favor, tengo mucha hambre.Yes, please, I am very hungry.
- JavierAquí tienes tu tazón de cereales, Elena.Here is your bowl of cereal, Elena.
- ElenaMuchas gracias, Javier.Thank you very much, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, tazón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
