platicar

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from a reconstructed Vulgar Latin form *placitare, from placitum (sentence, judgement, verdict).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /platiˈkaɾ/ [pla.t̪iˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pla‧ti‧car

Verb

platicar (first-person singular present platico, first-person singular preterite platiqué, past participle platicado)

  1. to chat
    Synonyms: conversar, charlar, (Honduras) chatear, conversar, tertuliar
    • 1993, “Pacas de a kilo”, performed by Los Tigres del Norte:
      Por ahí andan platicando que un día me van a matar / No me asustan las culebras, yo sé perder y ganar
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