plazo
See also: plażo
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish plazo, plazdo, from Latin placitus [diēs] (“agreed day”), perfect passive participle of placeō (“I am pleasing”). Compare Portuguese prazo.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈplaθo/
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈplaso/
- Rhymes: -aθo
Related terms
- largoplacista (“long-term”, adjective)
- aplazar
- placer
References
- Ralph Penny (2002) A History of the Spanish Language, Cambridge University Press, page 89
Further reading
- “plazo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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