different between plays vs playa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ple?z/

Noun

plays

1. plural of play

Verb

plays

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play

Anagrams

• palsy, splay, spyal

Spanish

Noun

plays m pl

1. plural of play

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish playa (“beach”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?pla??/

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): /?ple??/

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).

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

Asturian

Noun

playa f (plural playes)

1. beach

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish playa.

Noun

playa

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

playa f (plural playas)

1. beach
2. car park

Derived terms

Adjective

playa

1. feminine singular of playo

References

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