/pla/
flat
Related: à plat, à plat ventre, battre à plate couture, calme plat, eau plate, écran plat, nœud plat, pied plat, plateau, platitude
Inherited from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”).
a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle; dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)
“Ce plat de champignons a changé la destinée de l'Europe.” — This mushroom dish has changed the destiny of Europe.
Inherited from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”).