playa

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English word playa comes from Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)Hk-, and later Latin plaga (Tract, region, quarter, zone.)

*pl(e)Hk- (Proto-Indo-European)

plaga (Latin)

Tract, region, quarter, zone.

playa (Spanish)

Beach. Car park.

playa (English)

(geology, US) a level spot temporarily covered with water which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation; an alkali flat or salt pan.

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