chaya

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya). ==== Noun ==== chaya (plural chayas) A teahouse in Japan. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish chaya. ==== Noun ==== chaya 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. ===== Synonyms ===== tree spinach ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== chaya root === Etymology 3 === From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”). ==== Alternative forms ==== chayah, haya, hayah ==== Noun ==== chaya (Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality. ===== Coordinate terms ===== nefesh neshama/neshamah ruach yechidah == Japanese == === Romanization === chaya Rōmaji transcription of ちゃや == Quechua == === Noun === chaya baking, cooking ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== chayachiy == Spanish == === Etymology === From Quechua chaya. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝa Syllabification: cha‧ya === Noun === chaya f (plural chayas) chaya (tree) (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) a small sharp piece of shattered glass Synonym: huiste === Further reading === “chaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “chaya”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Tsonga == === Verb === chaya to drive