playa

Etymology 1

From Spanish playa (“beach”).

noun

1. (geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
   Beyond the valley below lay a playa, a vast dried-white lake bed, its ends reaching farther than they could see. 2020, Diane Cook, The New Wilderness, Oneworld Publications, page 66

Etymology 2

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player.

noun

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male).
2. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships).