Skip to content

maya

Mayan

noun adjective MAH-yah Rare

Also means

daisy (flower)

Usage Note

Maya as a noun/adjective refers to the Maya people and their civilisation or language. As a common noun it also means 'daisy' (the flower) in some regions of Spain, though margarita is more widespread for that sense. When used as an ethnic term, it is not capitalised in Spanish (la cultura maya, los mayas).

Examples

"Los mayas construyeron grandes pirámides."

Natural Translation

The Maya built great pyramids.

Explore Spanish by topic