flathe

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/fleɪð/

noun

A flan.

OriginMiddle English flathe ← Old English *flaþa ← Proto-West Germanic *flaþō →
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Meanings

nounflathe (plural flathes)

plural flathes · alternative flath

  1. A flan.
  2. dialectalA ray or skate (fish).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-“broad, flat”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*flaþō“flatcake”
  3. Old English*flaþa
  4. Middle Englishflathe“flat fish”
  5. Englishflathe

From Middle English flathe (“flat fish”), from Old English *flaþa ("flatcake"; found only in compound flæþecomb, fleþecomb (“weaver's comb”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō (“flatcake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Dutch vla, vlade (“baked custard, pancake”), Middle Low German vlade (“flatcake”), German Fladen (“a flatcake, cowpatty”). Related to flan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flathe

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APA

flathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flathe

MLA

“flathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flathe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flathe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flathe.

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