"bowl" in seven languages
Meaningbowl
Spanish
bol
/bol/
masc.other source · English bowl
Cuenco is the traditional word; a large breakfast bowl is a tazón.
French
bol
/bɔl/
masc.other source · English bowl
Italian
ciotola
/ˈtʃɔtola/
fem.other source · of uncertain origin
Portuguese
tigela
/tʃiˈʒɛlɐ/
fem.other source · probably Latin *TĒGELLA, diminutive of TĒGULA 'tile'
Romanian
bol
/bol/
neut.other source · French bol, from English bowl
Catalan
bol
/bɔl/
masc.other source · English bowl (probably through French or Spanish)
English
bowl
/boʊl/
native English · Old English bolla
English → ItalianbowlciotolaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The story
A rare loan in the other direction: French and Spanish bol is English bowl. Italian ciotola is a word of its own.
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In a sentence
- esSe toma un bol de cereales cada mañana.
- frElle mange un bol de céréales tous les matins.
- itMangia una ciotola di cereali ogni mattina.
- ptEla come uma tigela de cereal toda manhã.
- roMănâncă un bol de cereale în fiecare dimineață.
- caEs menja un bol de cereals cada matí.
- enShe eats a bowl of cereal every morning.
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