Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In the Mexican silver-mines, a charge of ore ready for smelting, and also the disk or plate of argentiferous lead produced by the operation.

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Examples

  • A plancha is a griddle, the kind of hotplate heated from below that is used in all Spanish restaurant kitchens, but as a verb planchar means to iron clothes and the computer had read it as the third person present of that verb.

    Machines and menus 2009

  • A plancha is a griddle, the kind of hotplate heated from below that is used in all Spanish restaurant kitchens, but as a verb planchar means to iron clothes and the computer had read it as the third person present of that verb.

    Machines and menus 2009

  • A plancha is a griddle, the kind of hotplate heated from below that is used in all Spanish restaurant kitchens, but as a verb planchar means to iron clothes and the computer had read it as the third person present of that verb.

    6 posts from January 2009 2009

  • That's how I learned that "burro de plancha" is one charming term for ironing board.

    moving my stuff to SMA w/out a menaje 2005

  • Giant prawns grilled a la plancha were a special treat this evening.

    Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010

  • Giant prawns grilled a la plancha were a special treat this evening.

    Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010

  • Giant prawns grilled a la plancha were a special treat this evening.

    Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010

  • A great Cuban sandwich is grilled in a sandwich press (called a plancha) until the ham, pork, and pickles have warmed in their own steam (the steady application of heat and weight fuse the meat, cheese, and bread into a delectable and compact treat).

    Archive 2007-02-01 Randi 2007

  • A great Cuban sandwich is grilled in a sandwich press (called a plancha) until the ham, pork, and pickles have warmed in their own steam (the steady application of heat and weight fuse the meat, cheese, and bread into a delectable and compact treat).

    The Cubano..... Randi 2007

  • She also wants to buy a bigger stove called "plancha", which is especially used for making tortillas and pupusas, so she can make a large quantity of these and thus serve more customers.

    Kiva Loans 2010

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