plazo

See also: plażo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish plazo, plazdo, from Latin placitus [diēs] (“agreed day”), perfect passive participle of placeō (“I am pleasing”). Compare Portuguese prazo.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈplaθo/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈplaso/
Rhymes: -aθo

Noun

plazo m (plural plazos)

period, term (time limit)
installment, payment

Related terms

largoplacista (“long-term”, adjective)
aplazar
placer

References

Ralph Penny (2002) A History of the Spanish Language, Cambridge University Press, page 89

Further reading

“plazo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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