zumaya
Spanish, noun/θuˈmaʝa/
zumaya is spelled Z-U-M-A-Y-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 133,746th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zumaya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “screech owl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Otus) Género de aves rapaces nocturnas de la familia Strigidae”.
What does zumaya mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescreech owl
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Otus) Género de aves rapaces nocturnas de la familia Strigidae. 2. (Caprimulgidae) Familia de aves caprimulgiformes. 3. (Nycticorax nycticorax) Especie de ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae ampliamente distribuida por Eurasia, África y América.
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 zumaya
- zumayas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zumaya?
- /θuˈmaʝa/
- [θuˈma.ʝa]
- /suˈmaʝa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zumaya in Spanish?
zumaya appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).