Meaning
plaza (a public square or open area in front of a building or a place)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɾa.sɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese praça, plaça, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα (plateîa) ὁδός (hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with Italian piazza, Venetan piasa, Sicilian chiazza, French place and Spanish plaza. Doublet of plateia.
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