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chaya

  • [ˈt͡ʃaʝa] no sheísta
  • [ˈt͡ʃaʃa] sheísta
  • [ˈt͡ʃaʒa] zheísta

Rhymes with a.ʃa, a.ʝa, a.ʒa

Where it comes from

Epónimo: Chaya, mujer que, de acuerdo a la leyenda, se quitó la vida al fracasar en un amor no correspondido. del quechua chaya.

noun chayas

  1. La Rioja (Argentina) Carnaval.

verb

  1. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de chayar
  2. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo de chayar

In English

  • confetti small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions

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"chaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chaya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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