plaza

English Online Dictionary. What means plaza‎? What does plaza mean?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and place.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə
• Hyphenation: pla‧za

Noun

plaza (plural plazas)

1. A town's public square.
2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
3. (Canada, US) A strip mall.
4. A shopping mall.

Synonyms

• square

Hyponyms

• circus

Coordinate terms

• concourse

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

Translations

Anagrams

• La Paz

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaθa/ [ˈpla.θa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Syllabification: pla‧za

Noun

plaza f (plural places)

1. (town) square

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, literally “broad way”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pla‧za

Noun

plaza inan

1. plaza, town square, public place
2. market place

Declension

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplaza]

Noun

plaza m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of plaz

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplat͡sa/

Noun

plaza f

1. street

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• plasa

Etymology

Borrowed from English plaza, from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈplaza/ [ˈpla.za]
• Rhymes: -aza
• Syllabification: pla‧za

Noun

plaza (plural plaza-plaza)

1. plaza: a town's public square

   Synonym: alun-alun

2. strip mall

   Synonyms: mal, pusat perbelanjaan

3. parking lot

   Synonym: parkiran

Further reading

• “plaza” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• plazza (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin platēa.

Noun

plaza f (plural plazas) (Sutsilvan)

1. place, position
2. job, employment

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of platea. Compare Portuguese praça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaθa/ [ˈpla.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈplasa/ [ˈpla.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pla‧za

Noun

plaza f (plural plazas)

1. plaza, town square
2. fortified town
3. (employment) position
4. (entertainment) bullring
5. (commerce) mall, shopping center

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Basque: plaza
• → Bikol Central: plasa
• → English: plaza
  • → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

See also

• zócalo

Further reading

• “plaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• La Paz