Tablas

[ tahb-luhs ]

noun

1. an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).

Example Sentences

His younger brother Arturo, nicknamed “Tablas,” was also at Pelican Bay, incarcerated since 1979 for murder.

From Los Angeles Times

Jason Haas, general manager of Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, Calif., raised eyebrows when he wrote on the winery blog in early March that Tablas had saved more than $2 million since shifting to lighter bottles in 2010.

From Washington Post

Tablas Creek Vineyard, in the coastal foothills of Paso Robles, had been producing about a third of its typical yield since 2017 due to severe drought.

From BBC

For several days, Jason Haas and his employees at the Tablas Creek Vineyard couldn't reach their vines.

From BBC

The strumming of a sitar, the pounding of tablas, the plucking of a violin — these were coming from the hospital, now the makeshift home of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music.

From New York Times