chia

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/ˈt͡ʃiː.ə/

noun

A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.

OriginSpanish chía ← Classical Nahuatl chiyan →
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Meanings

chia1

nounchia (countable and uncountable, plural chias)

plural chias

  1. countableuncountableA Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
  2. countableuncountableSalvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Chia2

proper nounChia (plural Chias)

plural Chias

  1. A Chinese surname, variant of Jia.

Chia3

proper nounChia (plural Chias)

plural Chias · alternative Cheah · alternative Sia

  1. MalaysiaSingaporeA surname from Hokkien.
  2. MalaysiaSingaporeA surname from Teochew.

Origin

chia · noun

  1. Classical Nahuatlchiyan“seed of the chia plant”
  2. Spanishchía
  3. Englishchia

Borrowed from Spanish chía, from Classical Nahuatl chiyan (“seed of the chia plant”).

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Chia · proper noun

Borrowed from Mandarin 賈／贾 (jiǎ), 郟／郏 (jiá), 甲 (jiǎ), and 家 (jiā).

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Chia · proper noun

  1. Teochew謝 /谢
  2. Hokkien謝 /谢
  3. EnglishChia

Borrowed from either Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝 /谢 (zia⁷).

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Translations

Afrikaans chia, chia
  • chiaSalvia hispanica
  • chiaSalvia columbariae
Chinese Mandarin 奇亞籽 /奇亚籽
  • 奇亞籽 /奇亚籽 (qíyàzǐ)Salvia hispanica
Czech šalvěj hispánská, šalvěj
  • šalvěj hispánskáSalvia hispanica
  • šalvějSalvia columbariae
Esperanto ĉiao
  • ĉiaoSalvia hispanica
Finnish chia, Salvia columbariae
  • chiaSalvia hispanica
  • Salvia columbariaeSalvia columbariae
German Chia, Mexikanische Chia
  • ChiaSalvia hispanica
  • Mexikanische ChiaSalvia hispanica
  • ChiaSalvia columbariae
  • Kalifornische ChiaSalvia columbariae
Hungarian chia, azték zsálya
  • chiaSalvia hispanica
  • azték zsályaSalvia hispanica
Polish chia, szałwia hiszpańska
  • chiaSalvia hispanica
  • szałwia hiszpańskaSalvia hispanica
Portuguese chia, sálvia hispânica
  • chiaSalvia hispanica
  • sálvia hispânicaSalvia hispanica
Spanish chía, chan
  • chíaSalvia hispanica
  • chanSalvia hispanica
  • chíaSalvia columbariae
  • chanSalvia columbariae
Turkish çiya
  • çiyaSalvia hispanica

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chia

viaideaKoreaeamariaTanzaniaLuciaGarciamiaEritrealeaBeadiarrheaLeahsheariaureaHoseapizzeriaSandiatortillaPadillaTheaShia
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Anagrams

chaiachi
Cite this entry
APA

chia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chia

MLA

“chia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chia.

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