English Explanatory Dictionary

platina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. platinum.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-platina.wav

Word forms

platina

Etymology

From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto"). It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans. Doublet of platinum.

Derived words

platina mohr platina yellow
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