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Etymology

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Borrowed from French plaque.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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placa f (plural plaques)

  1. plate
  2. (biology) plaque

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Galician

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Noun

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placa f (plural placas)

  1. plate
  2. sign
  3. tectonic plate

Italian

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Verb

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placa

  1. inflection of placare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

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Verb

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plācā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of plācō

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Portuguese

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placa (street sign)

Etymology 1

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From French plaque (plaque, plate), from Dutch placke, from Old Dutch *plagga (patch), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (patch).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: pla‧ca

Noun

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placa f (plural placas)

  1. plate (a flat metallic object)
  2. street sign
  3. (dentistry) dental plaque
  4. (Brazil) license plate
  5. (electronics) circuit board
  6. (seismology) tectonic plate
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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placa

  1. inflection of placar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French plaquer.

Verb

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a placa (third-person singular present plachează, past participle placat) 1st conjugation

  1. to plate

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplaka/ [ˈpla.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: pla‧ca

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French plaque.

Noun

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placa f (plural placas)

  1. plate
  2. shield, sign
  3. badge
  4. choppers (artificial teeth)
    Synonyms: dentadura postiza, dentadura
  5. (geology) plate
  6. (dentistry) tartar
  7. a game played in the Dominican Republic which is similar to cricket
    Synonym: plaquita
  8. (electronics) board
    placa madremotherboard
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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placa

  1. inflection of placar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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