haya

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noun

A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).

OriginSpanish haya ← Old Spanish haya ← Latin [materia] fāgea →
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Meanings

haya1

nounhaya (plural hayas)

plural hayas

  1. A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana).

haya2

noun
  1. JudaismalternativeAlternative form of chaya.

Haya3

nounHaya pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlya group of people who live near Lake Victoria in Tanzania
proper noun
  1. the language of these people

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mexican beech

Origin

  1. Latin[materia] fāgea“hay wood”
  2. Old Spanishhaya
  3. Spanishhaya
  4. Englishhaya

From Spanish haya, from Old Spanish haya, from Latin [materia] fāgea (“hay wood”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ayahhyaa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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