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English
Noun
plec (plural plecs)
- pleco (tropical fish)
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Aromanian
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Etymology
Verb
plec (third-person singular pleacã, participle plicatã)
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
plec m (plural plecs)
Further reading
- “plec”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech plece, from Proto-Slavic *pleťe.
Pronunciation
Noun
plec f
- shoulder (especially food)
- kousek vepřové plece ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Poplácal ho uznale po plecích. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Nesl brašnu přes plece. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Po plecích mu dolů černý sametový pláštěc visel. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
- It is mostly used when talking about meat, but it can be used about the human body part as well. It is rather defined as the upper part of the back, whereas rameno is a normal term for shoulder.
Declension
Declension of plec (soft zero-ending feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “plec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “plec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “plec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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Romanian
Verb
plec
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