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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A teahouse in Japan.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to the personality. Judaism

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Hebrew.

Synonyms

All synonyms

tree spinach

Example

More examples

"Chaya Raichik is a terrorist dispatcher."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Japanese 茶屋 (chaya).

Etymology 2

From Spanish chaya.

Etymology 3

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá, “alive”).

Etymology 4

From Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”).

Related phrases

chaya root

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