matcha

Alternative forms

• maccha

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæ.tʃə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.tʃə/
• Rhymes: -ætʃə, -ɑːtʃə

Noun

matcha (uncountable)

1. A powdered green tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony.

Further reading

• matcha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Anagrams

• mâchât

Alternative forms

• maccha

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat.tʃa/
• Hyphenation: mat‧cha

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Romanization

matcha

1. Rōmaji transcription of まっちゃ

Alternative forms

• matchet

Verb

matcha

1. simple past of matche
2. past participle of matche

Etymology 1

1952: borrowed from English match, from Middle English matche, metche, macche, mecche, mache, meche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa, secondary forms of maca, ġemaca (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-Germanic *makkô, *gamakkô, *makô, *gamakô (“an equal; comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).