# plage

> English word · Noun · IPA /pleɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #82,672

## Definitions
1. A region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone.
2. A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.

## Etymology
From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plage