pacaya

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

pacaya (plural pacayas)

  1. Alternative spelling of pacay

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈkaʝa/ [paˈka.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈkaʃa/ [paˈka.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈkaʒa/ [paˈka.ʒa]

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

Noun[edit]

pacaya f (plural pacayas)

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

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