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zelaya

/zeɪlˈaɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
ze-laya
IPA
/zeɪlˈaɪə/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Zelaya, from Basque Zelaia, habitational surname from zelai (“field”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Zelaya, Zelaia

Inflected Forms

Zelayas (plural)

Rhymes With

via maya messiah jeremiah mariah playa josiah gaia maia papaya jaya aja

Questions

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

How to pronounce zelaya

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