plàtan

See also: platan and platån

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpla.tən]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpla.tan]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)
  • Hyphenation: plà‧tan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos). Doublet of blada.

Noun

plàtan m (plural plàtans)

  1. a planetree, especially the London plane (Platanus × acerifolia)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish plátano (banana).

Noun

plàtan m (plural plàtans)

  1. Canarian banana (fruit)

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