ALL meanings of playa
pla·ya
P p - noun playa Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains. 1
- noun playa (in the US) a temporary lake, or its dry often salty bed, in a desert basin 0
- noun playa a desert basin that temporarily becomes a shallow lake after heavy rains 0