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laja

Spanish, noun/ˈlaxa/

laja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lancha o piedra plana y lisa”.

What does laja mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineslab

noun

  1. 1

    feminineleash

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Lancha o piedra plana y lisa. 2. Pizarra. 3. Hoja de mármol o de piedra cortada con la sierra. 4. Bajo de piedra que forma hojas, capas o filos como la pizarra.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of laja

  • lajas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce laja?

  • /ˈlaxa/
  • [ˈla.xa]
  • [ˈlaxa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to laja

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is laja in Spanish?

laja appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).