Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
Bowl in Spanish: Tazón, Cuenco, or Bol
Tazón · noun (masculine) · tah-SOHN
Bowl in Spanish is tazón, cuenco, or bol. Tazón is most common in Latin America and bol is frequent in Spain, all meaning a deep dish for soup or cereal.
Tazón is tah-SOHN.
Sirvió la sopa en un tazón grande.
She served the soup in a big bowl.
Bowl in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for bowl, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| tazón | bowl | tah-SOHN | Default, widely understood |
| cuenco | bowl | bowl (Spain, neutral) | |
| bol | bowl | bowl (borrowed, common in Spain) |
How Native Speakers Use Tazón
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Soup
Sirvió la sopa en un tazón grande.
She served the soup in a big bowl.
Tazón is a deep, rounded bowl.
Cereal
Desayuno cereal en un bol cada mañana.
I eat cereal from a bowl every morning.
Bol is the borrowed term.
Mixing
Mezcla los ingredientes en un cuenco.
Mix the ingredients in a bowl.
Cuenco is common for a mixing bowl.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Tazón
Confusing tazón with taza
Incorrect: Tómate la sopa en una taza.
Correct: Tómate la sopa en un tazón.
Una taza is a cup with a handle for coffee or tea, while un tazón is a larger, deeper bowl, so soup goes in a tazón.
Assuming bol is incorrect
Incorrect: Treating bol as bad Spanish.
Correct: Bol is an accepted borrowing.
Bol from English bowl is fully accepted, especially in Spain, and tazón and cuenco are equally correct alternatives.
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Common Questions About Bowl in Spanish
- How do you say bowl in Spanish?
- Bowl in Spanish is tazón (tah-SOHN), cuenco, or bol, with tazón most common in Latin America and bol frequent in Spain.
- What's the difference between tazón and plato hondo?
- A tazón is a rounded bowl, while un plato hondo is a soup plate (a deep plate), so they differ in shape even though both hold soup.
- How do I say a bowl of something?
- Use un tazón de or un bol de, as in un tazón de sopa (a bowl of soup) or un bol de fruta (a bowl of fruit).