Main Entry:

plage

Pronunciation:

\ˈpläzh\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, beach, luminous surface, from Italian piaggia beach, from Late Latin plagia, from Greek plagios oblique

Date:

1888

1 : the beach of a seaside resort 2 : a bright region on the sun caused by the light emitted by clouds of calcium or hydrogen and often associated with a sunspot