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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
haya
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).

noun

Alternative form of chaya.

noun

a group of people who live near Lake Victoria in Tanzania

name

the language of these people

Etymology

From Spanish haya, from Old Spanish haya, from Latin [materia] fāgea (“hay wood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hayas (plural)

Questions

What does haya mean?
A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).
Where does haya come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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