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goya

goya noun: bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans).

Noun

goya

  1. (Japan) bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)

Proper noun capitalized: Goya

Goya (plural Goyas)

  1. A surname.
  2. Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

Forms of goya

pluralGoyas

Origin of goya

Borrowed from Okinawan ごーやー (gooyaa).

Borrowed from Spanish Goya, from Basque Goia.

Words formed from goya

Questions about goya

What does goya mean?
Goya means bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans).
What part of speech is goya?
Goya can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near goya in the dictionary

  1. gows
  2. gowt
  3. gox
  4. Goxhill
  5. goy
  6. goya
  7. Goyaesque
  8. Goyaesquely
  9. goyal
  10. goyals
  11. Goyan

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