"playa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Aragonese]

Forms: playas [plural]
Head templates: {{head|an|noun|plural|playas|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} playa f (plural playas), {{an-noun|f|playas}} playa f (plural playas)
  1. beach Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-playa-an-noun-qzboQ0Ry Categories (other): Aragonese entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Asturian]

Forms: playes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|ast|noun|||||plural|playes|f3accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=}} playa f (plural playes), {{ast-noun|f|playes}} playa f (plural playes)
  1. beach Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-playa-ast-noun-qzboQ0Ry Categories (other): Asturian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈplaɪə/ [US] Forms: playas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə Etymology: From Spanish playa (“beach”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|playa|t=beach}} Spanish playa (“beach”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} playa (plural playas)
  1. (geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely. Tags: US Categories (topical): Geology Hyponyms: salt flat, salt pan, alkali flat Derived forms: playa lake
    Sense id: en-playa-en-noun-TYvjyXjf Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 40 42 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpleɪə/ [US] Audio: En-au-playa.ogg [Australia] Forms: playas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪə Etymology: From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player. Etymology templates: {{m|en|player}} player Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-playa-en-noun-c0pnJliJ Disambiguation of People: 6 57 37 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 40 42
  2. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-playa-en-noun-ekqOuKXO Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 35 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 40 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Papiamentu]

Etymology: From Spanish playa. Etymology templates: {{der|pap|es|playa}} Spanish playa Head templates: {{head|pap|noun}} playa
  1. beach
    Sense id: en-playa-pap-noun-qzboQ0Ry
  2. "the town" (in Aruba)
    Sense id: en-playa-pap-noun-E-rANl8c Categories (other): Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈplaʝa/, [ˈpla.ʝa], /ˈplaʝa/ (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈpla.ʝa] (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), /ˈplaʃa/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈpla.ʃa] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈplaʒa/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈpla.ʒa] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
Rhymes: -aʝa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} playa
  1. feminine singular of playo Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: playo
    Sense id: en-playa-es-adj-KAmZ25xY Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 6 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈplaʝa/, [ˈpla.ʝa], /ˈplaʝa/ (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈpla.ʝa] (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), /ˈplaʃa/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈpla.ʃa] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈplaʒa/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈpla.ʒa] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: playas [plural]
Rhymes: -aʝa Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga. Compare Portuguese praia, French plage, Italian spiaggia. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|LL.|plagia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin plagia, {{inh+|es|LL.|plagia}} Inherited from Late Latin plagia, {{der|es|la|plaga}} Latin plaga, {{cog|pt|praia}} Portuguese praia, {{cog|fr|plage}} French plage, {{cog|it|spiaggia}} Italian spiaggia Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} playa f (plural playas)
  1. beach Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-playa-es-noun-qzboQ0Ry
  2. car park Tags: feminine Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-playa-es-noun-5rBZQEFW Disambiguation of Landforms: 34 9 57 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 6 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alacrancillo de playa, balón de playa, júcaro de playa, pelota de playa, playero, uva de playa, verdolaga de playa, voleibol de playa, vóley playa
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish playa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sv|es|playa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish playa, {{bor+|sv|es|playa}} Borrowed from Spanish playa Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} playa c, {{sv-noun|c}} playa c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or|play}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], playa [indefinite, nominative, singular], playan [definite, nominative, singular], playor [indefinite, nominative, plural], playorna [definite, nominative, plural], playas [genitive, indefinite, singular], playans [definite, genitive, singular], playors [genitive, indefinite, plural], playornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a (large) beach (at a southern holiday destination) Tags: common-gender Related terms: badlakan, badstrand, parasoll, sand, solkräm
    Sense id: en-playa-sv-noun-Mo9J2c0S Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʝa]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʝa/",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʝa]",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʃa/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʃa]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʒa/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʒa]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʝa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "playa"
}

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    "Rhymes:Spanish/aʝa",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/aʝa/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjective forms",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio links",
    "es:Landforms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "adjective form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pla‧ya"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "playo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine singular of playo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "playo",
          "playo#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʝa/",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʝa]",
      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʃa/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʃa]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplaʒa/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpla.ʒa]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʝa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "playa"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "Borrowed"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "playa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish playa",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "playa"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish playa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-or",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playors",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playornas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "playa c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "playa c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "play"
      },
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-or"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "badlakan"
    },
    {
      "word": "badstrand"
    },
    {
      "word": "parasoll"
    },
    {
      "word": "sand"
    },
    {
      "word": "solkräm"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "Swedish terms derived from Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a (large) beach (at a southern holiday destination)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beach",
          "beach"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "playa"
}

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