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)

1. beach; seashore

   Synonyms: dalampasigan, pasigan, tabing-dagat, baybayin

Further reading

• “aplaya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “aplaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018