chaya

See also: Chaya and chāyā

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

Noun

chaya (plural chayas)

  1. A teahouse in Japan.

Etymology 2

From Spanish chaya.

Noun

chaya

  1. A large, fast-growing leafy perennial Mexican shrub which is popular in Mexico and Central America as a leafy vegetable, cooked and eaten like spinach, from species Cnidoscolus aconitifolius or Cnidoscolus chayamansa.
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Etymology 3

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, alive).

Alternative forms

Noun

chaya

  1. (Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.
Coordinate terms

Japanese

Romanization

chaya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃや

Quechua

Noun

chaya

  1. baking, cooking

Declension

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃaʝa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈt͡ʃaʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃaʒa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ʒa]

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: cha‧ya

Noun

chaya f (plural chayas)

  1. chaya (tree)

Further reading

Tsonga

Verb

chaya

  1. to drive
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