piatto

Italian

Etymology

    From Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”). Doublet of chiatto.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpjat.to/
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    • Rhymes: -atto
    • Hyphenation: piàt‧to

    Adjective

    piatto (feminine piatta, masculine plural piatti, feminine plural piatte)

    1. flat
      Synonym: piano

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    Noun

    piatto m (plural piatti, diminutive piattino or piattèllo, augmentative piattóne, pejorative piattàccio)

    1. plate
    2. dish (object or food item)
    3. (music) cymbal
    4. platter, turntable

    Derived terms

    • per un piatto di lenticchie (“for nothing; for peanuts”)

    Descendants

    • → Albanian: pjatë
    • → Cimbrian: pjatto
    • → Greek: πιάτο (piáto)
    • → Mòcheno: piatt
    • → Piedmontese: piat
    • → Sicilian: piattu, prattu

    Further reading

    • piatto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
    • piatto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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