plazo

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See also: plażo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish plazo, plazdo, from Latin placitus [diēs] (“agreed day”), perfect passive participle of placeō (“to be pleasing”). Compare Portuguese prazo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈplaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈplaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: pla‧zo

Noun

plazo m (plural plazos)

  1. period, term (time limit), deadline, phase
  2. installment, payment

Derived terms

References

  • Ralph Penny (2002) A History of the Spanish Language, Cambridge University Press, page 89

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