saya

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noun

A skirt.

OriginTagalog saya ← Spanish saya →
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Meanings

nounsaya (plural sayas)

plural sayas

  1. PhilippinesA skirt.

    And as she stalked in her long, loose stride toward the dressing-room to readjust her saya, somewhat in distress from the Maestro's last effort, it had suddenly flashed upon him where he had seen her before.

    2022, James Hopper, Caybigan

Origin

  1. Spanishsaya
  2. Tagalogsaya
  3. Englishsaya

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AsayAsyaayas
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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