Shingle

Portuguese Meaning

telha

cascalho

corte curto de cabelo

fasquia

ripa

sarrafo

seixo de praia

cobrir com ripas

cobrir com tabuinhas

English Meaning

  1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building.
  2. Informal A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle.
  3. A woman's close-cropped haircut.
  4. To cover (a roof or building) with shingles.
  5. To cut (hair) short and close to the head.
  6. Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles unmixed with finer material.
  7. A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.