plaza
/ˈplɑːzə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A town's public square.
noun
name
A city and town in North Dakota.
Example Sentences
- "Tourists gathered in the central plaza."
- "It's one of only three street plazas in the country, a new generation of parks for streetstyle skateboarding."
- "Someone set themself on fire Friday at the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court building, a court spokesperson said."
- "The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ (plăteîă)bor. Latin plateaslbor. Spanish plazabor. English plaza 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, place, and platz.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈplɑːzə/
- British English: /ˈplæzə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.