Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playa lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: playa lake
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary lake formed after rainfall in a playa.

American usage

Example Sentences

"A few hours before sundown we camped at a small playa lake sunk beneath the level of the grass."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

playa lakes (plural)

Synonyms

pan

Questions

What does playa lake mean?: A temporary lake formed after rainfall in a playa.

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