plata
Meaning
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argent
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pla‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplata/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide”), because silver was often made into sheets. As with plato, this word may be semi-learned or avoided certain phonetic changes due to use by mainly the upper classes. Compare Portuguese prata, Catalan plata. Displaced Old Spanish ariento from Latin argentum. Compare English plate.
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