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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