plateau
platter / board (cheese/charcuterie)
Intermediate Noun Masculine
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Pronunciation
/pla.to/
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Cultural Note
A proper French 'plateau de fromages' should include cheeses from different families: a soft cheese (like Brie), a hard cheese (like Comté), a blue cheese (like Roquefort), a goat cheese (like Crottin de Chavignol), and a washed-rind cheese (like Époisses). The plateau de fruits de mer, a towering seafood platter, is a festive tradition, especially at Christmas and New Year.
📝 Example Sentences
Le plateau de fromages compte au moins cinq variétés.
The cheese platter has at least five varieties.
Nous avons commandé un plateau de fruits de mer pour deux.
We ordered a seafood platter for two.