Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plahy-uh]
- /ˈplaɪ ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [plahy-uh]
- /ˈplaɪ ə/
Definitions of playa word
- noun playa Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains. 1
- noun playa (in the US) a temporary lake, or its dry often salty bed, in a desert basin 0
- noun playa a desert basin that temporarily becomes a shallow lake after heavy rains 0
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Origin of playa
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55, Americanism; < Spanish: shore < Late Latin plagia; see plage
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Parts of speech for Playa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
playa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
playa usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with playa
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