platillo

Spanish

Etymology

From plato +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plaˈtiʝo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /plaˈtiʎo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /plaˈtiʃo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /plaˈtiʒo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: pla‧ti‧llo

Noun

platillo m (plural platillos)

saucer
Synonym: platito
stew
Synonyms: guisado, cocido, estofado
(Mexico) dish (type of prepared food)
(music) cymbal
Synonym: címbalo

Derived terms

Further reading

“platillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025