plataan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch platanus, platane, from Latin platanus but subsequently influenced by Middle French platane, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τᾰνος (plắtănos), which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaːˈtaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: pla‧taan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

plataan m (plural platanen, diminutive plataantje n)

  1. a plane tree, a sycamore; a tree of the genus Platanus
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