chía

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Crow

Etymology 1

Adverb

chía

  1. too (to an excessive degree)

Etymology 2

Verb

chía

  1. (stative, intransitive) white
Derived terms

References

  • Reed, Jr., George (1974 September) Dictionary of the Crow Language‎, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 43

Galician

Verb

chía

  1. inflection of chiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl chiyan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: chí‧a

Noun

chía f (plural chías)

  1. chia (edible seeds of Salvia hispanica)

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References

  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 41

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