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What does «planta» mean in Dominican Spanish?
planta
generator
| Meaning | generator |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | generador eléctrico |
| Register | Neutral |
«El colmado prende la planta todas las noches.»
The store turns on the generator every night.
In the DR a «planta» is almost never a houseplant: it is the generator. For the leafy kind, say «mata».
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