Playa Definition

plīə
noun
A desert basin that temporarily becomes a shallow lake after heavy rains.
Webster's New World

(African American Vernacular, slang) Dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male)

Wiktionary

(African American Vernacular, slang) Player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships)

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Other Word Forms of Playa

Noun

Singular:
playa
Plural:
playas

Origin of Playa

  • Spanish from Late Latin plagia hillside, shoreline probably from Greek sides from neuter pl. of plagios oblique, sideways plagio–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player

    From Wiktionary

  • From Spanish playa (“beach").

    From Wiktionary

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