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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch platanus, platane, from Latin platanus but subsequently influenced by Middle French platane, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τᾰνος (plátanos), which see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plaːˈtaːn/
- Hyphenation: pla‧taan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
plataan m (plural platanen, diminutive plataantje n)
- a plane tree, a sycamore; a tree of the genus Platanus