# plaza
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə
* Hyphenation: pla‧za

### Noun

plaza (plural plazas)
* A town's public square.
* An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
* (Canada, US) A strip mall.
* A shopping mall.

#### Synonyms

* square

#### Hyponyms

* circus

#### Coordinate terms

* concourse

#### Derived terms

* service plaza
* toll plaza

#### Descendants

* → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* La Paz

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplaθa/ [ˈpla.θa]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aθa
* Syllabification: pla‧za

### Noun

plaza f (plural places)
* (town) square

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, literally “broad way”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /plas̻a/ [pla.s̻a]
* IPA: (most dialects) /plas̻a/ [pla.s̻a]
* IPA: (Biscayan) /plas̺a/ [pla.s̺a]
* Rhymes: -as̻a, -a
* Rhymes: -as̻a, -a
* Rhymes: -as̺a, -a
* Hyphenation: pla‧za

### Noun

plaza inan
* plaza, town square, public place
* market place

#### Declension
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈplaza]

### Noun

plaza m anim
* genitive/accusative singular of plaz

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplat͡sa/

### Noun

plaza f
* street

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* plasa

### Etymology

Borrowed from English plaza, from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈplaza/ [ˈpla.za]
* Rhymes: -aza
* Syllabification: pla‧za

### Noun

plaza (plural)
* plaza: a town's public square.
    Synonym: alun-alun
* strip mall
    Synonyms: mal, pusat perbelanjaan
* parking lot
    Synonym: parkiran

### Further reading

* “plaza” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* plazza (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

### Etymology

From Latin platēa.

### Noun

plaza f (plural plazas) (Sutsilvan)
* place, position
* job, employment

## Spanish
### Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of platea. Compare Portuguese praça.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˈplaθa/ [ˈpla.θa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈplasa/ [ˈpla.sa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aθa
* Rhymes: -asa
* Syllabification: pla‧za

### Noun

plaza f (plural plazas)
* plaza, town square
* fortified town
* (employment) position
* (entertainment) bullring
* (commerce) mall, shopping center

#### Derived terms

* aplazar
* biplaza
* borrar la plaza
* caballero en plaza
* en pública plaza
* pasar plaza de
* plaza de abastos
* plaza de aparcamiento
* plaza de armas
* plaza de toros
* plaza mayor
* plazoleta
* plazuela
* socorrer la plaza

#### Related terms

* plazo

#### Descendants

* → Basque: plaza
* → Bikol Central: plasa
* → English: plaza
** → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

### See also

* zócalo

### Further reading

* “plaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* La Paz