platillo

Spanish

un platillo

Etymology

From plato +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /plaˈtiʝo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /plaˈtiʝo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /plaˈtiʎo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /plaˈtiʃo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /plaˈtiʒo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: pla‧ti‧llo

Noun

platillo m (plural platillos)

1. saucer

   Synonym: platito

2. stew

   Synonyms: guisado, cocido, estofado

3. (Mexico) dish (type of prepared food)
4. (music) cymbal

   Synonym: címbalo

Derived terms

• bombo y platillo
• platillo volador
• platillo volante

 

Further reading

• “platillo”, 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