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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassiette
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-siette
"Elle a mis les pâtes dans une grande assiette."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat dish, typically circular and made of ceramic, metal, or plastic, used for serving or eating food.
"She placed the pasta on a large white plate." - 2
A thin, flat object or layer, often used in various contexts such as geology or manufacturing.
"The tectonic plates of the Earth shift over time."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'plate', meaning a flat piece of metal, which traces back to the Vulgar Latin 'platta' and the Greek 'platys' meaning broad or flat. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from metal sheets to flat shallow vessels used for serving or eating food.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plate" is said worldwide
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assiette
Transliteration: a-siette
"Elle a mis les pâtes dans une grande assiette."
Teller
Transliteration: teh-ler
"Sie hat die Nudeln auf einen großen Teller gelegt."
piatto
Transliteration: pya-tto
"Ha messo la pasta su un grande piatto."
plato
Transliteration: pla-to
"Ella puso la pasta en un gran plato."
prato
Transliteration: pra-to
"Ela colocou a massa em um grande prato."
प्लेट
Transliteration: plate
"उसने पास्ता एक बड़े प्लेट में रखा।"
盘子
Transliteration: pánzi
"她把意大利面放在一个大盘子里。"
접시
Transliteration: jeopsi
"그녀는 파스타를 큰 접시에 담았다."
皿
Transliteration: sara
"彼女はパスタを大きな皿に置いた。"
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