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Added 9 October 2026

plate

/ˈpleɪ̯t/ noun

In Latin: catillus, catīnus, lanx Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about plate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
Such dishes collectively.
A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
The contents of such a dish.
I ate a plate of beans.

verb

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.
To score a run.
The single plated the runner from second base.

noun

Precious metal, especially silver.

noun

Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes.
A roundel of silver or argent.

Origin

From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”). Compare Spanish plato. (foot): Cockney rhyming slang, from "plates of meat" for "feet".

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