goya

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noun

bitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)

OriginOkinawan ごーやー →
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Meanings

goya1

noun
  1. Japanbitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)

Goya2

proper nounGoya (plural Goyas)

plural Goyas

  1. A surname.
  2. Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

Origin

goya · noun

  1. Okinawanごーやー
  2. Englishgoya

Borrowed from Okinawan ごーやー (gooyaa).

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Goya · proper noun

  1. BasqueGoia
  2. SpanishGoya
  3. EnglishGoya

Borrowed from Spanish Goya, from Basque Goia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yogaYagogayo
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APA

goya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goya

MLA

“goya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goya.

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