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/pla/
Translation
dish, course of a meal; also an adjective meaning flat
Word origin
From Old French plat ('flat'), from Vulgar Latin plattus, itself from Ancient Greek platus ('broad, flat'). The food sense came from the flat serving vessel, exactly as English 'plate' and 'platter' did.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- platus
- English cognates
- plate, platter, plateau
Grammar
Examples
au citron.
The main course was lemon chicken.
C' -.
It is my grandmother's favourite dish.
au .
She put the hot dish down in the middle of the table.
plate, .
The region is completely flat, perfect for cycling.
.
We broke down with a flat tyre.
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