payana
Spanish, noun[paˈʝana]
payana is spelled P-A-Y-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Spanish, the 239,276th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Payana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “jacks (children's game)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Juego en donde se empieza con cinco piedras pequeñas en la mano y se debe hacer con ellas diversas…”.
What does payana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejacks (children's game)
- 2
femininebroken rice
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Juego en donde se empieza con cinco piedras pequeñas en la mano y se debe hacer con ellas diversas combinaciones malabarísticas lanzándolas a lo alto para luego ir recogiéndolas al caer. Tradicional de Sudamérica. 2. Arroz quebrado.
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 payana
- payanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce payana?
- [paˈʝana]
- [paˈʃana]
- [paˈʒana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to payana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is payana in Spanish?
payana appears about once in every 46 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).