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plaque.

sheet, plate (of metal)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/plak/
  1. sheet, plate (of metal)

    feminine
  2. slab (of marble)

    feminine
  3. plaque (bacteria on teeth)

    feminine
    plaque muqueuse, dentaire
  4. plaque, slab (ornamental)

    feminine
  5. chip

    feminine
  6. plate

    feminine
  7. plate (especially a tectonic plate)

    feminine
  8. slab, bar (of e.g. chocolate)

    feminine
  9. 10,000 francs

    feminine · slang
  10. burner; ring (element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch placken (“to patch, beat metal into a thin plate”), from placke (“disk, patch, stain”), from *Old Dutch plagga (“patch”), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“patch”).

verb/plak/
  1. inflection of plaquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of plaquer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch placken (“to patch, beat metal into a thin plate”), from placke (“disk, patch, stain”), from *Old Dutch plagga (“patch”), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“patch”).

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