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la playa
beach
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How do you say playa in Spanish?
How do you pronounce playa in Spanish?
playa is pronounced /la ˈplaʝa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La playa hermosa estaba llena de turistas durante el verano.
The beautiful beach was full of tourists during the summer.
Esta playa mexicana es muy popular porque tiene arena blanca y aguas claras.
This Mexican beach is very popular because it has white sand and clear waters.
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Why is it feminine?
Playa is feminine because it derives from Latin "plagia" (a broad, flat area or beach), which was a feminine noun, and Spanish retained the feminine gender of its Latin source. The -a ending in Spanish typically signals feminine nouns, reinforcing this inheritance from Latin.
What is the Spanish word for beach?
The Spanish word for beach is la playa — feminine.
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