MOYA

Proper noun

Moya (plural Moyas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moya is the 2001st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18071 individuals. Moya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.3%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Amoy, Mayo, mayo

Etymology

Said by Century to have originally been applied to mud formed by Pichincha near Quito and to derive from a South American language.

Noun

moya (uncountable)

(obsolete, geology) Flowing mud associated with a volcanic eruption (especially in South America), formed when snow or a lake near a volcano is disrupted, or when rain or steam mixes with soil or ash during an eruption. [from 1800s–1930s]

Synonyms

• mud lava, volcanic mud, tufaceous mud

Anagrams

• Amoy, Mayo, mayo

Source: Wiktionary


Moy"a, n.

Definition: Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South America.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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