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kaya¹

  • /ˈkaɪə/ US
  • /ˈkɑjə/ US

Where it comes from

From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

noun kayas

  1. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
  2. Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

kaya²

  • /ˈkɑjɑ/ Singapore
  • /-ə/ Singapore
  • [ˈkʰ-] Singapore
  • [ˈk-] Singapore
  • /ˈkaɪə/ US
  • /ˈkɑjə/ US

Where it comes from

From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).

noun

  1. uncountable A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia. So they ate sliced Chinese white bread […] spread thickly with sweet brown kaya.

Kaya³

  • /ˈkæ.jə/

Rhymes with -æjə

proper noun

  1. A city in Burkina Faso.
  2. A surname

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"kaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kaya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kaya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kaya

Chicago

"kaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kaya.

BibTeX
@misc{kaya_2026,
  title = {kaya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kaya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}