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plancha

plancha noun: a type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.

Noun

plancha (plural planchas)

  1. A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.

Forms of plancha

pluralplanchas

Origin of plancha

From Spanish plancha. Doublet of phalanx, phalange, planch, planche, and plank.

Questions about plancha

What does plancha mean?
Plancha means a type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.
What part of speech is plancha?
Plancha is a noun.
What is the plural of plancha?
The plural of plancha is planchas.

Words near plancha in the dictionary

  1. Plancarte
  2. Plancartes
  3. planceer
  4. planceers
  5. planch
  6. plancha
  7. planchas
  8. planche
  9. planched
  10. planchen
  11. planchens

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