chajá
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaˈxa/
chajá is spelled C-H-A-J-Á (5 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 165,375th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chajá is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a crested screamer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Chauna torquata) Ave suramericana anímida de color gris ceniciento, con alto copete y unas púas óseas en las…”.
What does chajá mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea crested screamer
- 2
masculinea Uruguayan cake that includes merengue, fruit, and cream
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Chauna torquata) Ave suramericana anímida de color gris ceniciento, con alto copete y unas púas óseas en las alas que son su defensa. Habita especialmente en zonas de Perú, Bolivia, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Argentina. Es apreciada por su carne para el consumo humano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chajá
- chajás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chajá?
- /t͡ʃaˈxa/
- [t͡ʃaˈxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chajá in Spanish?
chajá appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).