English Explanatory Dictionary

chia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
  2. Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
name
  1. A Chinese surname, variant of Jia.
name
  1. A surname from Hokkien.
  2. A surname from Teochew.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃiː.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chia.wav

Word forms

chia chias Cheah Sia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chía, from Classical Nahuatl chiyan (“seed of the chia plant”).

Related words

chia seed
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