pacaya

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English

Noun

pacaya (plural pacayas)

  1. Alternative spelling of pacay

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈkaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈkaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈkaʒa/

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: pa‧ca‧ya

Noun

pacaya f (plural pacayas)

  1. Costa Rican bamboo palm (Chamaedorea costaricana)
    • 2015 December, “Nochebuena antigua”, in Prensa Libre‎:
      En los belenes se empleaban productos propios de la región, como musgo, manzanilla, hoja de pacaya y flor de pascua.
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