pla·ya (pl   )n. A nearly level area at the bottom of an undrained desert basin, sometimes temporarily covered with water. [Spanish, from Late Latin plagia, hillside, shoreline, probably from Greek, sides, from neuter pl. of plagios, oblique, sideways; see plagio-.] |
playa [ˈplɑːjə (Spanish) ˈplaja]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (in the US) a temporary lake, or its dry often salty bed, in a desert basin
[Spanish: shore, from Late Latin plagia, from Greek plagios slanting, from plagos side; compare French plage beach]
| playa (pl) A dry lake bed at the bottom of a desert basin, sometimes temporarily covered with water. Playas have no vegetation and are among the flattest geographical features in the world. Also called sink. |
Translations
playa
n (Geol) → Playa f, → Salztonebene f
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