Phrase guide

place mat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: table mat

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mat, table linen, napery

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 餐墊 /餐垫 (cāndiàn) — protective table mat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餐具墊 /餐具垫 (cānjùdiàn) — protective table mat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餐桌墊子 /餐桌垫子 (cānzhuō diànzi) — protective table mat
  • Czech: prostírání — protective table mat
  • Dutch: placemat — protective table mat
  • Dutch: onderlegger — protective table mat
  • Estonian: kattelinik — protective table mat
  • Finnish: tabletti — protective table mat
  • Finnish: katealunen — protective table mat
  • French: napperon — protective table mat
  • German: Set — protective table mat
  • German: Platzdeckchen — protective table mat
  • Hebrew: מצעית (matsaít) — protective table mat
  • Hebrew: פלייסמט (pléysmet) — protective table mat
  • Hungarian: tányéralátét — protective table mat
  • Icelandic: diskamotta — protective table mat
  • Japanese: プレイスマット (pureisumatto) — protective table mat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spisebrikke — protective table mat
  • Portuguese: esteirinha — protective table mat
  • Russian: подста́вка (podstávka) — protective table mat
  • Spanish: salvamanteles — protective table mat
  • Spanish: individual — protective table mat
  • Spanish: carpeta — protective table mat
  • Spanish: mantel individual — protective table mat
  • Swedish: bordsunderlägg — protective table mat
  • Swedish: bordstablett — protective table mat
  • Swedish: tablett — protective table mat
  • Turkish: Amerikan servis — protective table mat
  • Turkish: tabak altlığı — protective table mat