chia

[chee-uh]

noun

1. a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.

2. any of several similar related plants.

3. a beverage brewed from the seeds of any of these plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chia¹

1875–80; < Mexican Spanish chía < Nahuatl chiah, chian

Example Sentences

In more recent years, it has played an "increasingly important" role in national security, said Chia Chih-kuo, deputy director of the Coast Guard Administration's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch.

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The agency's resources and workforce, however, are "insufficient" for their "increasingly complex and diverse missions", Chia said, adding that they hoped to secure more funding.

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"Fried eggs and pancakes, but I like to do surprise pancakes for the kids, so I always put some ground flax seeds, pour some chia seeds in. And Lili will ask me, 'Can I have chia seeds? I want it to have freckles'," she says.

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Vivid CEO Stanley Chia is quoted by Sportico , externalas saying "economic and political volatility" has impacted the ticketing market as the company's share price fell by 61% this year.

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“People are kind of waiting to see what she’s going to do,” said Matt Savage, a delegate from San Jose, as attendees ate chia seed pudding and breakfast burritos at a breakfast hosted by Yee.

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