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platea

auditorium

noun PLAH-teh-ah Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: Latin platea (broad street, open space), from Greek plateia.

Also means

stalls (theatre seating)

Usage Note

Platea refers both to the ground-floor seating area of a theatre and, by extension, to the audience itself. Il pubblico in platea means the audience in the stalls. In cinema usage it contrasts with the gallery (galleria) above.

Examples

"La platea era gremita di spettatori."

Natural Translation

The auditorium was packed with spectators.

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