plancha

See also: planchá

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish plancha

Noun

plancha (plural planchas)

1. A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.

Anagrams

• Panchal

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Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) plancha

1. inflection of planchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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French

Verb

plancha

1. third-person singular past historic of plancher

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplant͡ʃa/ [ˈplãnʲ.t͡ʃa]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French planche.

Noun

plancha f (plural planchas)

1. iron (metal tool used for transferring heat)
2. ironing (the act of pressing clothes with an iron)

   Synonym: planchado

3. ironing (laundry that has been ironed)

   Synonym: planchado

4. slab (large, flat piece of solid material)
5. grill (cooking device)

   Synonym: parrilla

6. push-up; plank (exercise)
7. embarrassing mistake
8. bellyflop
9. (soccer) foul (with the foot) (always used with the definite article la)

Derived terms

• a la plancha
• planchar
• planchear
• tirarse en plancha

Descendants

• → Cebuano: plantsa
• → English: plancha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plancha

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of planchar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of planchar.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001