raya
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of raya
First recorded in 1805–15; from Turkish reaya, from Arabic ra'īyah “subject,” literally, “flock”; cf. ryot
Example Sentences
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"I agree celebs shouldn’t be making these creepy desperate video replies on raya but it’s tacky to release private messages. Ya both wrong, congrats," Teigen wrote.
From Fox News ● May 7, 2021
Then the Administrador seated himself behind a great book, and the calling over the "raya" began.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor
He is going to show us the "raya."
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume
Firishtah mentions a certain "Sewaroy" as being raya of Vijayanagar in 1482, shortly before the death of Muhammad Shah Bahmani.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Robert Sewell
One week, a party of three miners had come upon a very rich bit of ore, and went away from the raya, each man with a handkerchief full of dollars.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor
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