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kaya

US/ˈkaɪə/

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Singapore/ˈkɑjɑ/

kaya noun: torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.

Noun (1)

kaya (plural kayas)

  1. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
  2. Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

Noun (2)

kaya (uncountable)

  1. A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.
    • So they ate sliced Chinese white bread […] spread thickly with sweet brown kaya.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 125

Proper noun capitalized: Kaya

IPA/ˈkæ.jə/

Kaya

  1. A city in Burkina Faso.
  2. A surname

Forms of kaya

pluralkayas

Origin of kaya

From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).

Words formed from kaya

Phrases with kaya

Questions about kaya

What does kaya mean?
Kaya means torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
What part of speech is kaya?
Kaya can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kaya?
Kaya is pronounced /ˈkaɪə/ (US).
What is the plural of kaya?
The plural of kaya is kayas.

Words near kaya in the dictionary

  1. Kaxkar
  2. Kaxĝär
  3. kay
  4. Kay County
  5. kay-fabe
  6. kaya
  7. Kaya identity
  8. kaya toast
  9. kaya toasts
  10. kayack
  11. kayacks

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