praya

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praya

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Borrowed from Portuguese praia (“beach”). Doublet of playa and plage.

noun prayas

A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong. Elsewhere on the Island, facilities for the transport of goods were limited to landing piers and prayas for junks and lighters.

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@misc{praya_2026,
  title = {praya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/praya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}