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Crow
Etymology 1
Adverb
chía
- too (to an excessive degree)
Etymology 2
Verb
chía
- (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
- inflection of chiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl chiyan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: chí‧a
Noun
chía f (plural chías)
- chia (edible seeds of Salvia hispanica)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
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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