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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pra-to
"Ela colocou a massa em um grande prato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat dish, typically circular and made of ceramic, metal, or plastic, used for serving or eating food.
"She placed the pasta on a large white plate." - 2
A thin, flat object or layer, often used in various contexts such as geology or manufacturing.
"The tectonic plates of the Earth shift over time."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'plate' originates from the Old French 'plate', which means 'a flat dish'. It is derived from the Latin 'plattus', meaning 'flat', which evolved over time to refer to various flat objects used for serving food.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plate" is said worldwide
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assiette
Transliteration: a-siette
"Elle a mis les pâtes dans une grande assiette."
Teller
Transliteration: teh-ler
"Sie hat die Nudeln auf einen großen Teller gelegt."
piatto
Transliteration: pya-tto
"Ha messo la pasta su un grande piatto."
plato
Transliteration: pla-to
"Ella puso la pasta en un gran plato."
prato
Transliteration: pra-to
"Ela colocou a massa em um grande prato."
प्लेट
Transliteration: plate
"उसने पास्ता एक बड़े प्लेट में रखा।"
盘子
Transliteration: pánzi
"她把意大利面放在一个大盘子里。"
접시
Transliteration: jeopsi
"그녀는 파스타를 큰 접시에 담았다."
皿
Transliteration: sara
"彼女はパスタを大きな皿に置いた。"
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