piâto

Ligurian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piatto, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, derived from the root *pleth₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjaːtu/

Noun

piâto m (plural piâti)

1. dish, plate (vessel for holding or serving food)
2. dish, plate (contents of such a vessel)
3. (metonymically) dish (specific type of food)

Related terms

• ciàtto

See also

• tóndo
• xàtta