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plata

Pronunciation: [ˈpla.tə]

“plata” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. silver
  2. platter

In Catalan

  1. Plat gran, sovint de forma ovalada, per a servir el menjar a taula.
  2. Planxa de metall.
  3. argent

Etymology

From the feminine of plat, or from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide”), because silver was often made into sheets.

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