monte-plat
French, noun/mɔ̃t.pla/
monte-plat is a French masculine noun meaning “dumbwaiter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de petit monte-charge qui sert à faire monter ou descendre les plats quand la cuisine n’est pas au même…”.
What does monte-plat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedumbwaiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de petit monte-charge qui sert à faire monter ou descendre les plats quand la cuisine n’est pas au même étage que la salle à manger.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of monte-plat
- monte-plats plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monte-plat?
- /mɔ̃t.pla/
- \mɔ̃t.pla\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monte-plat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.