chaya

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Scientific names 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.1.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Japanese

[edit] Noun

chaya

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

[edit] Etymology 2

Spanish, from a Mayan language of the Yucatán Peninsula.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Scientific names

• Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
• Cnidoscolus chayamansa

[edit] Synonyms

• tree spinach

[edit] Translations

• Spanish: chaya f., árbol espinaca