plateia

Meaning

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

Translations

platea

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.