kaya

K5A1Y4A1
US/ˈkaɪə/US/ˈkɑjə/Singapore/ˈkɑjɑ/Singapore/-ə/

noun

Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.

OriginJapanese 榧 →
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Meanings

kaya1

nounkaya (plural kayas)

plural kayas

  1. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
  2. Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

kaya2

nounkaya (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.

    So they ate sliced Chinese white bread […] spread thickly with sweet brown kaya.

    2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 125

Kaya3

proper noun
  1. A city in Burkina Faso.
  2. A surname

Origin

kaya · noun

  1. Japanese榧
  2. Englishkaya

From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

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kaya · noun

  1. Malaykaya
  2. Englishkaya

From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kyaaYaka
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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