Polyglot Dictionary

plata

/ˈplata/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las platas

Meaning

  1. silver

    • La joya es de plata.

      The jewel is made of silver.

  2. dinero (coloquial)

    • No tengo plata para el taxi.

      I don't have money for the taxi.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Silber

Silber is the German word for the same thing — both mean "silver."

Portuguese

prata

prata is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "silver."

Practice

1 What does plata mean?

2 Fill the gap: La joya es de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches plata?

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