payaya

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /paˈʝaʝa/ [paˈʝa.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /paˈʃaʃa/ [paˈʃa.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /paˈʒaʒa/ [paˈʒa.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: pa‧ya‧ya

Noun

payaya f (uncountable)

  1. (Chile, games) jacks; knucklebones
    Synonyms: payana, jacks, matatena, chinta

Further reading

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