"yaya" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʝaʝa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ʝa], /ˈʝaʝa/ (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ʝa] (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), /ˈʃaʃa/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈʃa.ʃa] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈʒaʒa/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈʒa.ʒa] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: yayas [plural]
Rhymes: -aʝa Etymology: Perhaps from Modern Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”). Or more likely simply a feminine of yayo (see there for further etymology). Etymology templates: {{der|es|el|γιαγιά||grandmother}} Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”), {{m|es|yayo}} yayo Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} yaya f (plural yayas)
  1. granny, gran Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-yaya-es-noun-lOqop27x Disambiguation of Family: 77 23
  2. (Philippines) girl or woman employed to take care of children Tags: Philippines, feminine
    Sense id: en-yaya-es-noun-HxUYW4HV Categories (other): Philippine Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yayo

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈɟ͡ʝa.ʝa]"
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      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
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      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
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      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
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