tendal

See also: tendál

Catalan

Etymology

From tenda (“tent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tənˈdal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tenˈdal]
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

tendal m (plural tendals)

1. awning

Further reading

• “tendal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tendal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tendal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tendal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Tendal

Alternative forms

• tondal

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. Tenda (“tent”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tenˈdal/

Noun

tendal m (plural tendais)

1. (archaic) pole of a tent or pavilion
2. (historical) installation for hanging and drying flax and linen
3. clothesline
4. place or installation to hang and dry things
5. board, table or platform where the loaves are deposited before being taken to the oven
6. tarpaulin; shed

Related terms

• tenda

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tendal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tendal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tendal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tendal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tendal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From tenda +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tẽˈdaw/ [tẽˈdaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tẽˈdal/ [tẽˈdaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tẽˈdal/ [tẽˈdaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tẽˈda.li/

• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ten‧dal

Noun

tendal m (plural tendais)

1. clothesline (cord to hang clothes on so they can dry)

   Synonyms: varal, estendedouro, estendal

Further reading

• “tendal”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “tendal”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “tendal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “tendal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “tendal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “tendal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

A clotheslines

Etymology

From tender +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tenˈdal/ [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ten‧dal

Noun

tendal m (plural tendales)

1. clothesline

   Synonym: cuerda para tender la ropa

2. tarpaulin
3. washing (hanging out in the sun)
4. fruit dryer
5. place to hang things

Further reading

• “tendal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16