platija

Spanish

Etymology

From plato (“platter”) +‎ -ijo (“indicating a diminutive or pejorative quality”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plaˈtixa/ [plaˈt̪i.xa]
Rhymes: -ixa
Syllabification: pla‧ti‧ja

Noun

platija f (plural platijas)

(ichthyology) European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
(ichthyology) European flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Hypernyms

pez plano

Further reading

“platija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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