chaya

English

Etymology 1

Japanese

Noun

chaya

1. (sumo) a teahouse at a sumo arena where tickets may also be purchased

Etymology 2

Spanish, from a Mayan language of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Noun

chaya

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.

Scientific names

• Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
• Cnidoscolus chayamansa

Synonyms

• tree spinach

Translations

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Spanish: chaya (es) f., árbol espinaca (es) m.