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oroya

oroya noun: a hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.

Noun

oroya (plural oroyas)

  1. A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.

Proper noun capitalized: Oroya

Oroya

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of La Oroya: a city, the capital of Yauli province, Junín department, Peru.

Forms of oroya

pluraloroyas

Origin of oroya

From Spanish oroya, from Quechua oroya.

Phrases with oroya

Questions about oroya

What does oroya mean?
Oroya means a hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
What part of speech is oroya?
Oroya can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of oroya?
The plural of oroya is oroyas.

Words near oroya in the dictionary

  1. Oroville East
  2. Orowan
  3. oroxylin
  4. oroxyloside
  5. oroxylum
  6. oroya
  7. Oroya fever
  8. oroyas
  9. Orozco
  10. Orozcos
  11. orp

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