The story
- Spanish · borrowed fromplancha
- English todayplancha
From Spanish plancha. Doublet of phalanx, phalange, planch, planche, and plank.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
plancha
Today it 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. Full definition →
Spanish plancha