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chaya

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See also: Chaya and chāyā

English

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Etymology 1

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From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

Noun

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chaya (plural chayas)

  1. A teahouse in Japan.

Etymology 2

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From Spanish chaya.

Noun

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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

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From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, alive).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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chaya

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

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Romanization

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chaya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃや

Quechua

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Noun

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chaya

  1. baking, cooking

Declension

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Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Quechua chaya.

Pronunciation

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  • 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

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chaya f (plural chayas)

  1. chaya (tree)
  2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) a small sharp piece of shattered glass
    Synonym: huiste

Further reading

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Tsonga

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Verb

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chaya

  1. to drive