planilla

noun

pla·​ni·​lla

pləˈnē(y)ə

plural -s

: a level place used as a cleaning floor at a mine

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from diminutive of Spanish plana level ground, from feminine of plano level, flat, from Latin planus

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