plateia

1. (feminine) stalls (seat in a theatre close to and about level with the stage)
2. (broadly, feminine) audience
3. (feminine) the public

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plaˈtɛj.ɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: platēa

Cognate with Italian: platea

Cognate with Spanish: platea

In summary

Borrowed from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa, “flat, level”). Compare the inherited doublet praça (“plaza”), also present in Italian platea, piazza, and Spanish platea, plaza.

Translations

platea