PLAZA
What does "PLAZA" mean?
A public open square or marketplace in a town or city.
Meanings
- An open public space, often paved, at the centre of a town. Old men played chess on benches around the plaza.
- A shopping centre or complex, sometimes a roadside service area. We stopped at the highway plaza for fuel and coffee.
Word origin
From Spanish 'plaza', a public square, from Latin 'platea' (broad street), itself from Greek 'plateia' - the same root as 'place' and 'piazza'.
Remember it
PLAZA, PIAZZA, and PLACE are siblings from Latin 'platea' - all the broad open square at a town's heart.
A little poem
The city leaves a hole on purpose here-
stone widened into nothing, so that we
might have one space the buildings don't appear.
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Wordplay
- Why is the town square never lonely? It's always full of place.
What it teaches
A city's generosity is measured by its empty spaces - the room it leaves for people, not buildings.
Quick facts
What does PLAZA mean?
A public open square or marketplace in a town or city.
Is PLAZA a valid word?
Yes — PLAZA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PLAZA?
PLAZA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PLAZA come from?
From Spanish 'plaza', a public square, from Latin 'platea' (broad street), itself from Greek 'plateia' - the same root as 'place' and 'piazza'.
What can PLAZA teach us?
A city's generosity is measured by its empty spaces - the room it leaves for people, not buildings.
How players do
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