plato
Spanish, noun
plato is spelled P-L-A-T-O (5 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plato is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “plate, dish (crockery)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, plató is a different word: “set (at TV or movies)”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente cóncavo utilizado para colocar los alimentos”.
What does plato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplate, dish (crockery)
- 2
masculinedish (of food)
- 3
masculinecourse (of a meal)
- 4
masculineplate (of a gear)
- 5
masculinechainring
- 6
colloquialmasculinea ridiculous situation, a farce
Qué plato!
noun
- 1
masculineset (at TV or movies)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recipiente cóncavo utilizado para colocar los alimentos. 2. Alimento servido en este recipiente. 3. Cantidad de comida contenida en este recipiente. 4. Pieza del tocadiscos sobre la que se pone el disco.
noun: 1. Estrado acondicionado para la realización de programas de televisión o para la filmación de películas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of plato
- platos plural
- platós plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to plato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plato in Spanish?
plato appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).