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Kaya

//ˈkaɪə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Burkina Faso.
Noun
  1. 1
    Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
  2. 2
    A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia. uncountable

    "So they ate sliced Chinese white bread […] spread thickly with sweet brown kaya."

  3. 3
    Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

Etymology 2

From Malay kaya, from kaya (“rich”).

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