platillo

Spanish

Etymology

From plato +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /plaˈtiʝo/ [plaˈt̪i.ʝo]

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

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• 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], 10 December 2024