platito

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish platito. By surface analysis, plato +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pla‧ti‧to

Noun

platito

1. saucer (a small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips)

Central Bikol

Sarong platito (a saucer)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish platito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaˈtito/ [pl̪aˈti.to]
• Hyphenation: pla‧ti‧to

Noun

platíto (Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜆᜒᜆᜓ)

1. a saucer; a small plate

   Synonym: dutdotan

See also

• plata
• plato

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish plato

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Spanish -ito

Spanish platito

From plato + -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaˈtito/ [plaˈt̪i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pla‧ti‧to

Noun

platito m (plural platitos)

1. saucer (usually a decorative one in a china set, often made of porcelain)

   Synonym: platillo

2. diminutive of plato

Descendants

• → Cebuano: platito
• → Central Bikol: platito
• → Tagalog: platito

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• palatito

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish plato

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Spanish -ito

Spanish platitobor.

Tagalog platito

Borrowed from Spanish platito. By surface analysis, plato +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /plaˈtito/ [plɐˈt̪iː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pla‧ti‧to

Noun

platito (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜆᜒᜆᜓ)

1. saucer

   Synonym: sawsawan

2. small plate

   Synonyms: platilyo, pinggan

3. shield aralia (Polyscias scutellaria)

   Synonym: papuwang-bilog

Related terms

• plato
• platon

See also

• papuwa

Further reading

• “platito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “platito”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.