plaice
pronunciation
How to pronounce plaice in British English:
UK [pleɪs]
How to pronounce plaice in American English:
US [ples]
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- Noun:
- flesh of large European flatfish
- large European food fish
Word Origin
- plaice
- plaice: [13] The plaice is etymologically the ‘broad’ fish. Its name goes back ultimately to Greek platūs ‘broad’ (which makes it distantly related to place). From this was descended, via some missing links, late Latin platessa ‘flatfish’, which became Old French plaïs – whence English plaice.=> place, plate, platypus
- plaice (n.)
- type of European edible flatfish, late 13c., from Old French plaise (12c., Modern French plie), from Late Latin platessa "plaice, flatfish," perhaps related to or from Greek platys "broad, flat," from PIE *plat- "to spread" (cognates: Sanskrit prathati "spreads out;" Hittite palhi "broad;" Lithuanian platus "broad;" German Fladen "flat cake;" Old Norse flatr "flat;" Old English flet "floor, dwelling;" Old Irish lethan "broad"); extended variant form of root *pele- (2) "flat; to spread" (see plane (n.1)).
Example
- 1. There were several plaice in the tank .
- 2. We 're having plaice for dinner .
- 3. Sea life print ocean food fish plaice flatfish fishing .
- 4. Would you like the lamb or the plaice ?
- 5. At her peak weight , in 2006 , she was 64lb 2oz ( 29kg ) , and was almost circular , like a puffed-up plaice .