cay

See also: CAY, cáy, cây, cấy, čay, çay, and çaý

English

Heron Island, Australia

Alternative forms

• key

Etymology

From Spanish cayo, from Taíno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiː/, /keɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

cay (plural cays or cayes)

1. A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

Related terms

• isle, islet, island, quay

Anagrams

• CYA, cya

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Jakaltek

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kyar.

Noun

cay

1. fish

References

• Church, Clarence, Church, Katherine (1955) Vocabulario castellano-jacalteco, jacalteco-castellano‎^[1] (in Spanish), Guatemala C. A.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 47; 9

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ka(ː)j˧˧]

Adjective

cay • (咳, 荄, 𠹽, 𡀲, 𨐮, 𨢟, 𫐝)

1. (of sensation) hot, spicy, or reminiscent of chili pepper

   có vị cay

   spicy

   có mùi cay

   smells like pepper

   cay mắt

   having your eyes irritated as if they were by pepper

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cay cú
• cay lè
• cay nồng
• cay xè
• chua cay
• đắng cay
• gừng càng già càng cay