praya

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noun

A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.

OriginPortuguese praia →
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Meanings

nounpraya (plural prayas)

plural prayas

  1. A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong.

    Elsewhere on the Island, facilities for the transport of goods were limited to landing piers and prayas for junks and lighters.

    1973, Tzu-nang Chiu, The Port of Hong Kong: A Survey of its Development, page 24

Origin

  1. Portuguesepraia“beach”
  2. Englishpraya

Borrowed from Portuguese praia (“beach”). Doublet of playa and plage.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

praya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praya

MLA

“praya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “praya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praya.

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