plaza

Meaning

1. (feminine) plaza, town square
2. (feminine) fortified town
3. (feminine) position
4. (feminine) bullring
5. (feminine) mall, shopping center

Concepts

square

plaza

place

piazza

public square

market

seat

job

position

arena

vacancy

appointment

capacity

field

locale

location

office

post

site

spot

station

venue

city

market place

room

town

fortified town

money market

stronghold

public market

space

corral

court

palace

patio

public space

cliff

edge

shore

terrace

opening

town square

Hyphenated as

pla‧za

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplaθa/

Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of platea. Compare Portuguese praça.

Sentences

Durante todo el año , la plaza de toros se utiliza como aparcamiento público .

Throughout the year, the bullring is used as a public car park.

Muchos acontecimientos históricos han ocurrido en la plaza .

Many historical events have happened at the plaza.

Su estatua ecuestre se levanta en el centro de la plaza .

His equestrian statue stands in the center of the square.

La imponente Catedral de San Pablo se alza frente a una gran plaza .

The imposing St. Paul's Cathedral stands in front of a large square.

Fue inicialmente concebida como plaza de toros de la ciudad .

It was initially conceived as the city's bullring.