Platte

Pronunciation: /ˈplatə/

“Platte” is a German word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

flat, thin, regularly (not necessarily circular) shaped object
A flat, fairly large serving plate, or (by extension) the food served on it.
tectonic plate
smooth rock with no hand- or footholds
planchet
bivouac; overnight camp
A fixed outdoor sleeping place of a person or people of a nomadic group.
gang (criminal gang)

Etymology

From Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta (ca. 900), from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide; flat”). Doublet of Plätte and Pläte.

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