kaya

¹ American  

[ka-ya] / ˈka ya /

noun

1. an evergreen tree, Torreya nucifera, native to Japan and South Korea, cultivated for its wood and seeds.

2. the wood harvested from this tree.

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kaya ² American  

[kahy-uh] / ˈkaɪ ə /

noun

1. a jam made from eggs, palm sugar, and coconut milk, often flavored with pandan leaves: common in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

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Example Sentences

Jama is set to star in the second season of Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen, alongside Theo James and Kaya Scodelario but her role on the show remains under wraps.

From BBC

Leon Keenan, 18, of Arrandale in Middlesbrough was handed a prison sentence of four years and four months and 18-year-old Kaya Azhar, of Scanbeck Drive in Marske, was given four years in jail.

From BBC

"It's an extremely difficult time for our children and for me... but we hold onto one another," Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, 51, told AFP in her first interview with foreign media.

From Barron's

But Dilek Kaya Imamoglu said they have taken strength from her husband's message "to never lose hope".

From Barron's

Dilek Kaya Imamoglu said the family is allowed weekly visits to see him in Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, where several other leading opponents of Erdogan are also being held.

From Barron's