Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goya

/ɡˈɔɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: goya
IPA: /ɡˈɔɪə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

name

Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

Etymology

Borrowed from Okinawan ごーやー (gooyaa).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: ごーやー, Goya, Goia

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Goyas (plural)

Derived Forms

Goyaesque Goyaesquely Goyan

Rhymes With

paranoia nagoya montoya sequoia soya moya toya loya latoya bedoya sequoyah tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce goya?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɔɪə/.
What does goya mean?: bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)
Where does goya come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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