• Flathe

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    Origin

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

    Full definition of flathe

    Noun

    flathe

    (plural flathes)
    1. Flan.
    2. (dialectal, zoology) A ray or skate.

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