OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14781

plaque

/plæk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
placa
Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
placa conmemorativa
A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
placa
An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.
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