Catalan

Noun

placa f ‎(plural plaques)

1. plate

Galician

Noun

placa f ‎(plural placas)

1. plate
2. sign
3. tectonic plate

Italian

Verb

placa

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

Latin

Verb

plācā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of plācō

References

• PLACA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

placa (street sign)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.ka/, /ˈpla.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: pla‧ca

Noun

placa f (plural placas)

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

Synonyms

• (plate): chapa, lâmina
• (dental plaque): placa dentária
• (license plate): chapa (Portugal)
• (circuit board): placa de circuito
• (tectonic plate): placa tectónica

Derived terms

Related terms

• emplacado
• emplacamento
• emplacar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaka/

Noun

placa f ‎(plural placas)

1. plate
2. shield, sign
3. badge
4. choppers (artificial teeth)
5. (geology) plate
6. (dentistry) tartar

Synonyms

• (choppers): dentadura postiza, dentadura

References

• “placa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.