Meanings
chaya1
chaya2
- 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
chaya3
alternative chayah · alternative haya · alternative hayah
- JudaismOne of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.
Chaya4
- A female given name from Hebrew.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
chaya · noun
- Japanese茶屋
- Englishchaya
From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).
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Full word history & related roots →chaya · noun
- Quechuachaya
- Spanishchaya
- Englishchaya
Borrowed from Spanish chaya.
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Full word history & related roots →chaya · noun
- Hebrewחַיָּה“alive”
- Englishchaya
From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”).
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Full word history & related roots →Chaya · proper noun
- Hebrewחַיָּה“living”
- EnglishChaya
From Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
chaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaya
“chaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaya. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaya.
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