aplaya

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish a (“by (the); to (the); at (the)”) +‎ Spanish playa (“beach”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈplaja/ [ʔɐˈpla.jɐ]
Rhymes: -aja
Syllabification: a‧pla‧ya

Noun

aplaya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜎᜌ)

beach; seashore
Synonyms: dalampasigan, pasigan, tabing-dagat, baybayin

Further reading

“aplaya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“aplaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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