platillo volante

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʝo boˈlante/ [plaˌt̪i.ʝo β̞oˈlãn̪.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʎo boˈlante/ [plaˌt̪i.ʎo β̞oˈlãn̪.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʃo boˈlante/ [plaˌt̪i.ʃo β̞oˈlãn̪.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʒo boˈlante/ [plaˌt̪i.ʒo β̞oˈlãn̪.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: pla‧ti‧llo vo‧lan‧te

Noun

platillo volante m (plural platillos volantes)

  1. flying saucer (disc-shaped unidentified flying object)
    Synonym: platillo volador

Further reading

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