matcha

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See also: Matcha, matchá, and matchą

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

matcha (countable and uncountable, plural matchas)

  1. A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

  1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mV⁴-sha (“tiger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

matcha

  1. tiger

Italian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

  1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Japanese

Romanization

matcha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まっちゃ

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

matcha

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

Polish

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matcha

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English matcha.

Pronunciation

Noun

matcha f

  1. matcha (type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies)

Declension

Declension of matcha
singular
nominative matcha
genitive matchy
dative matchy
accusative matchę
instrumental matchą
locative matchy
vocative matcho

Further reading

  • matcha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

matcha f (plural matchas)

  1. matcha (powder resulting from crushing green tea buds, used in the preparation of infusions and as a culinary ingredient)

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Swedish

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”).

Pronunciation

Verb

matcha (present matchar, preterite matchade, supine matchat, imperative matcha)

  1. (transitive) to match
  2. (transitive) to conform, to fit
Conjugation
Conjugation of matcha (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive matcha matchas
Supine matchat matchats
Imperative matcha —
Imper. plural1 matchen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative matchar matchade matchas matchades
Ind. plural1 matcha matchade matchas matchades
Subjunctive2 matche matchade matches matchades
Participles
Present participle matchande
Past participle matchad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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matcha c (uncountable)

  1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)
Declension
Declension of matcha 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative matcha matchan — —
Genitive matchas matchans — —
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