chajá

See also: chaja

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈxa/ [t͡ʃaˈxa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: cha‧já

Noun

chajá m (plural chajás)

1. a crested screamer
2. a Uruguayan cake that includes merengue, fruit, and cream

Further reading

• “chajá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16