chia

1. (countable, uncountable) A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
2. (countable, uncountable) Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃiː.ə/

Etymology

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

Translations

Chia

chia

Salvia columbariae

Salvia hispanica

Salvia potus

chía