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chaya¹

Where it comes from

From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

noun chayas

  1. A teahouse in Japan.

chaya²

noun

  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.

    Similar: tree spinach

chaya³

Where it comes from

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”).

noun chayah · haya · hayah

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

Chaya⁴

Where it comes from

From Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”).

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

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chaya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chaya

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"chaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chaya.

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@misc{chaya_2026,
  title = {chaya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}