plaza
sustantivocorriente en diálogos
- Estados Unidos//ˈplɑːzə//
- Canadá//ˈplæzə//
A town's public square.
sustantivo
- 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.
Etimología
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.
Formas
- plural
- plazas