playa

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish playa (“beach”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈplaɪə/

Noun

playa (plural playas)

1. (geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.

Hyponyms

• salt flat, salt pan, alkali flat

Derived terms

• playa lake

Etymology 2

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪə/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

Noun

playa (plural playas)

1. (African American Vernacular, slang) A dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male).
2. (African American Vernacular, slang) A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships).

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Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

playa f (plural playas)

1. beach

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “playa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Asturian

Noun

playa f (plural playes)

1. beach

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish playa.

Noun

playa

1. beach
2. "the town" (in Aruba)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga. Compare Portuguese praia, French plage, Italian spiaggia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaɟ͡ʝa/, [ˈplaʝa]

Noun

playa f (plural playas)

1. beach
2. car park

Adjective

playa

1. Feminine singular of adjective playo.

References

• “playa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.