plash
pronunciation
How to pronounce plash in British English:
UK [plæʃ]
How to pronounce plash in American English:
US [plæʃ]
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- Noun:
- the sound like water splashing
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- Verb:
- interlace the shoots of
- dash a liquid upon or against
Word Origin
- plash (v.1)
- "to splash," 1580s, from plash (n.) and also imitative (compare Dutch plassen, German platschen). Related: Plashed; plashing.
- plash (n.)
- "small puddle, shallow pool, wet ground," Old English plæsc "pool of water, puddle," probably imitative (compare Dutch plass "pool"). Meaning "noise made by splashing" is first recorded 1510s.
- plash (v.2)
- "to interlace," late 15c., from Old French plaissier, from Latin plectere "to plait" (see complex (adj.)). Related: Plashed; plashing.