plaza

From Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα (plateîa) ὁδός (hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of place.

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə

plaza (plural plazas)

1. a town’s public square.
2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

• square

• circus

• concourse

• → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

• La Paz

Borrowed from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, literally “broad way”).

plaza

1. plaza, town square, public place
2. market place

From Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα (plateîa) ὁδός (hodós, “broad way”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈplat͡sa/

plaza f

1. street

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) plazza

From Latin platēa.

plaza f (plural plazas)

1. (Sutsilvan) place, position
2. (Sutsilvan) job, employment

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα (plateîa) ὁδός (hodós, “broad way”). Compare Portuguese praça.

• (archaic) IPA^(key): [ˈpla̠.dsa̠], [ˈpla̠.tsa̠]
• (Castilian) IPA^(key): [ˈpla̠.θa̠]
• (Others) IPA^(key): [ˈpla̠.sa̠]

plaza f (plural plazas)

1. plaza, town square
2. fortified town
3. (employment) position
4. (entertainment) bullring
5. (commerce) mall, shopping center

• aplazar
• plazoleta
• plazuela

• plazo

• → Basque: plaza
• → English: plaza
  • → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

• zócalo

• La Paz