Abstract
The term playa has been used in the geomorphological and sedimentological literature for more than a century, but there is still considerable confusion around its precise definition and the English equivalent or lack of it. A revision of the original descriptions and some recent general papers on this topic shows that the geomorphic approach to its definition, that is, its topography and relationship, or lack of it, to a fluvial network is totally insufficient for its distinction from other continental and coastal sedimentary environments. Subsurface hydrology, evaporite geochemistry and tectonic regime must be considered to constrain the proper use of the term.
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