chía

See also: chia

Crow

Etymology 1

Adverb

chía

1. too (to an excessive degree)

Etymology 2

Verb

chía

1. (stative, intransitive) white

Derived terms

• chíahisshi
• chíashpita
• taláachia

References

• Reed, Jr., George (September 1974) Dictionary of the Crow Language‎^[1], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 43

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; c.f. Classical Nahuatl chiyan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃia/, [ˈt͡ʃi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia

Noun

chía f (plural chías)

1. chia (edible seeds of Salvia hispanica)

Alternative forms

• chan (Central America)

Hyponyms

• Salvia chia, Salvia hispanica

Derived terms

• chiero

References

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

Further reading

• “chía” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.