plancha
/ˈplant͡ʃa/ · B2 · noun · f
iron
👔 plancha = sounds like 'plan-cha': plan to get the wrinkles flat
Plancha comes from Latin planus, 'flat', the same root as English plane and plain. An iron's job is to make cloth flat, so link plancha with planus: flat plate, flat clothes. Sound it as 'PLAN-cha'.