platija

Spanish

Etymology

From plato (“platter”) +‎ -ijo (“indicating a diminutive or pejorative quality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaˈtixa/ [plaˈt̪i.xa]
• Rhymes: -ixa
• Syllabification: pla‧ti‧ja

Noun

platija f (plural platijas)

1. (ichthyology) European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
2. (ichthyology) European flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Hypernyms

• pez plano

Further reading

• “platija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014