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Chia

//ˈt͡ʃiː.ə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Hokkien. Malaysia, Singapore
  2. 2
    A female given name.
  3. 3
    A surname from Teochew. Malaysia, Singapore
Noun
  1. 1
    A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Variant of Lucia

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