"chaya" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaʝa/, [ˈt͡ʃa.ʝa], /ˈt͡ʃaʝa/ (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈt͡ʃa.ʝa] (note: everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay), /ˈt͡ʃaʃa/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈt͡ʃa.ʃa] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈt͡ʃaʒa/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈt͡ʃa.ʒa] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: chayas [plural]
Rhymes: -aʝa Etymology: From Quechua chaya. Etymology templates: {{der|es|qu|chaya}} Quechua chaya Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} chaya f (plural chayas)
  1. chaya (tree) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chaya-es-noun-MgJghSQ4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spurges Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spurges: 50 50
  2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) a small sharp piece of shattered glass Tags: El-Salvador, Honduras, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: huiste
    Sense id: en-chaya-es-noun-EsEu9ZtE Categories (other): Honduran Spanish, Salvadoran Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spurges Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spurges: 50 50

Inflected forms

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      "note": "everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay"
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaʃa/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
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      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
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      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
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      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
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    },
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      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
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      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
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