plaza

nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈplɑːzə//
Canada//ˈplæzə//

A town's public square.

noun

1
A town's public square.
Tourists gathered in the central plaza.
2
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
3
A strip mall.
4
A shopping mall.
The hotel overlooks a busy shopping plaza.

Etymology

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, and place.

Forms

plural: plazas

playful · Enjoying play; sportive; prone to playing frequently, in the…playground · A large open space for children to play in, usually having…playing · An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is…

plaza · A town's public square.

Plaza · A surname from Spanish.plea · An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.plead · To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal…

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