"playa" meaning in English

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Noun

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

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

Inflected forms

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