tabla de cortar
/tabla de koɾtaɾ/from spelling rulesfeminine
The English phrase "cutting board" is translated into Spanish as tabla de cortar. Wiktionary also lists tabla de picar and tabla de trocear.
Meaning: sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| tabla de cortar | /tabla de koɾtaɾ/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
| tabla de picar | /tabla de pikaɾ/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
| tabla de trocear | /tabla de tɾoθeaɾ/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /tabla de tɾoseaɾ/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
feminine |
A cutting board is a sturdy board, upon which one chops and prepares food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase tabla de cortar is composed of tabla (board), de (of) and cortar (to cut).
Which one should you use?
The term tabla de picar is a common synonym used when the focus is on the action of mincing or chopping small pieces.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun in these phrases is feminine. To make the phrase plural, you change the article and the noun to feminine plural: las tablas de cortar.
How do you pronounce it?
/tabla de koɾtaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word picar is used not only for chopping on a board but also to describe the sensation of spicy food or the act of snacking between meals.
- The verb picar used in tabla de picar comes from the word for 'beak' or 'woodpecker'.
- In Spanish, the word tabla is used for everything from a cutting board to a surfboard or a mathematical table.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde está mi tabla de cortar de madera?Where is my wooden cutting board?
- Me gusta tu tabla de picar más que la mía.I like your cutting board more than mine.
- Voy a cortar las verduras en la tabla para cortar.I am going to cut the vegetables on the cutting board.
- Necesito una tabla de cortar nueva.I need a new cutting board.
- Pon la carne sobre la tabla de cortar.Put the meat on the cutting board.
- La tabla de cortar es de madera.The cutting board is made of wood.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are preparing vegetables in the kitchen.
- Mateo¿Dónde está la tabla de cortar?Where is the cutting board?
- LucíaEstá en el cajón de la cocina.It is in the kitchen drawer.
- MateoGracias, ya puedo picar la cebolla.Thanks, now I can chop the onion.
- LucíaTen cuidado al usar la tabla.Be careful when using the board.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cutting board” translations and entries tabla de cortar, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cortar, de, picar, tabla, trocear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
