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noun, feminine

plancha

/ˈplant͡ʃa/

noun, feminine/ˈplant͡ʃa/plural: planchas

iron (metal tool used for transferring heat); ironing (the act of pressing clothes with an iron); ironing (laundry that has been ironed); slab (large, flat piece of solid material); grill (cooking device)

Después de insultar a los hombres de Barbanegra, se vio obligado a caminar por la plancha.After insulting Blackbeard's men, he was forced to walk the plank.

Synonyms: planchado, parrilla, vergüenza

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ-der.? Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ (phắlăngă)bor. Latin phalanga Vulgar Latin planca Old French planche French planchebor. Spanish plancha Borrowed from French planche.