chaya
Meaning
Noun
- A teahouse in Japan.
- 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 (species) or Cnidoscolus chayamansa (species).
- One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality.
Related
Similar words
- tree spinach
Origin
- From Japanese 茶屋.
- From Spanish chaya.
- From Hebrew חַיָּה ("alive").
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