yaya
Americannoun
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yayas
plural
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Example Sentences
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I went to the market daily with our yaya, and we would make fresh, home-cooked meals every single day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
This is a reference to the company that Teddy wrote a check from, Angel Inc., which is named for one of his yaya.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2021
“The new dish was influenced by many different cultures, including the Africans who contributed their rice, or yaya, to jambalaya,” Folse wrote.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2020
The tapop broke the silence by turning officially to the principal shaman and asking him,— "Sa umo yaya, what do you hold concerning the demand of our children from Shyuamo?"
From The Delight Makers by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
She went to the recess in the kitchen wall where the yaya, that fabric of snow-white down tied into a graceful bunch of drooping plumage, was carefully stored away, wrapped in a cover of deerskin.
From The Delight Makers by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
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