aplaya

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Noun

aplaya (Badlit spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜎᜌ)

1. beach; seashore

   Synonym: baybayon

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aplaya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜎᜌ)

1. beach; seashore

   Synonyms: dalampasigan, pasigan, tabing-dagat, baybayin

Further reading

• “aplaya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “aplaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• apalya