The story
- Portuguese · borrowed frompraia“beach”
- English todaypraya
Borrowed from Portuguese praia (“beach”). Doublet of playa and plage.
Words from the same roots
Portuguesepraia all →
Praia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
praya
Today it means: A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong. Full definition →
Portuguese praia