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zayas

/zˈeɪɑz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
za-yas
IPA
/zˈeɪɑz/
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

plural of Zaya

Etymology

Borrowed from the Spanish habitational surname Zayas, which is from Basque zai (“watchman, guard”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Zayases (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zayas?
The recorded pronunciation is /zˈeɪɑz/.
What does zayas mean?
A surname.
Where does zayas come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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