laya
Spanish, noun/ˈlaʝa/
laya is spelled L-A-Y-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 87,581st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “type; kettle of fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Calidad, especie, género”.
What does laya mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetype; kettle of fish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calidad, especie, género.
noun: 1. Instrumento con dos puntas de hierro para cavar la tierra y removerla.
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 laya
- layas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laya?
- /ˈlaʝa/
- [ˈla.ʝa]
- [ˈlaʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to laya
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laya in Spanish?
laya appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).