maja

1 of 2

noun (1)

ma·​ja

ˈmä(ˌ)hä

plural -s

: a Spanish belle of the lower class compare majo

Maja

2 of 2

noun (2)

Ma·​ja

ˈmājə

: a nearly cosmopolitan genus of crabs that is the type of the family Majidae

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Spanish, feminine of majo

Noun (2)

New Latin, from Latin maia, a large crab, from Greek

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