playa
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Spanish playa (“beach”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa (plural playas)
- (geology, US) a level spot temporarily covered with water which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation; an alkali flat or salt pan.
Etymology 2[edit]
From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa (plural playas)
- (African American Vernacular, slang) dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male)
- (African American Vernacular, slang) player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships)
Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa f (plural playes)
Papiamentu[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 f
References[edit]
- “playa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.
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