playa
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa (plural playas)
- (geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa (plural playas)
- (African American Vernacular, slang) A dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male).
- (African American Vernacular, slang) A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships).
Aragonese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
playa f (plural playas)
References[edit]
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “playa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa f (plural playes)
Papiamentu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga. Compare Portuguese praia, French plage, Italian spiaggia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa f (plural playas)
Adjective[edit]
playa
- Feminine singular of adjective playo.
References[edit]
- “playa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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- English terms borrowed from Spanish
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- English 2-syllable words
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- American English
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- African American Vernacular English
- English slang
- en:People
- Aragonese lemmas
- Aragonese nouns
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian nouns
- Papiamentu terms derived from Spanish
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- Papiamentu nouns
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
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- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish adjective forms
- Spanish adjective feminine forms
- Spanish basic words