plancha

See also: planchá

English

Etymology

From Spanish plancha. Doublet of phalanx, phalange, planch, planche, and plank.

Noun

plancha (plural planchas)

1. A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.

Anagrams

• Panchal

Asturian

Verb

plancha

1. inflection of planchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Verb

plancha

1. third-person singular past historic of plancher

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplant͡ʃa/ [ˈplãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -antʃa
• Syllabification: plan‧cha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French planche.

Noun

plancha f (plural planchas)

1. iron (metal tool used for transferring heat)
2. ironing (the act of pressing clothes with an iron)

   Synonym: planchado

3. ironing (laundry that has been ironed)

   Synonym: planchado

4. slab (large, flat piece of solid material)
5. grill (cooking device)

   Synonym: parrilla

6. push-up; plank (exercise)
7. embarrassing mistake
8. bellyflop
9. (soccer) foul (with the foot) (always used with the definite article la)
10. (nautical) plank

    Después de insultar a los hombres de Barbanegra, se vio obligado a caminar por la plancha.

    After insulting Blackbeard's men, he was forced to walk the plank.

11. (professional wrestling) a slingshot crossbody splash from inside the ring to a standing opponent outside.

Derived terms

• a la plancha
• planchar
• planchear
• tirarse en plancha

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: plantsa
• → Cebuano: plantsa
• → English: plancha
• → Maguindanao: pilinsa
• → Tagalog: plantsa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plancha

1. inflection of planchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “plancha”, 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