plato

Etymology

From Spanish plato (“plate”).

Noun

plato

1. plate

Noun

plato (accusative singular platon, plural platoj, accusative plural platojn)

1. plate

Adjective

plato

1. vocative singular masculine form of platais
2. accusative singular masculine form of platais
3. instrumental singular masculine form of platais
4. genitive plural masculine form of platais
5. vocative singular feminine form of platais
6. accusative singular feminine form of platais
7. instrumental singular feminine form of platais
8. genitive plural feminine form of platais

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plǎtoː/
• Hyphenation: pla‧to

Noun

plàtō m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀то̄)

1. plateau

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús); this Spanish word may be semi-learned or else one that was used primarily by the upper classes in the Middle Ages (in contrast to the lower classes, who did not often use plates to eat), and hence retained a more learned character close to the original Latin, not undergoing all the normal sound changes into Spanish. Compare also the similar evolution of Portuguese prato. Doublet of chato, which was either a popularly used inherited word or else taken from Portuguese^[1]. See also plata (“silver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpla̠t̪o̞/

Noun

plato m (plural platos)

1. plate, dish (crockery)
2. dish (of food)
3. course (of a meal)
4. plate (of a gear)

References

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plato (“plate”).

Noun

plato

1. plate

Noun

plato

1. plateau