hojicha

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 焙じ茶 (hōjicha, literally roasted tea).

Noun

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hojicha (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese green tea that is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal.
    • 2020 January 2, Thomas Chatterton Williams, “The Best of Japanese Dining and Design, Under One Parisian Roof”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The adjacent tea shop will have its own roaster and a counter of copper-topped black stone [] where guests can choose between rare green varieties such as hojicha and gyokuro.
    • 2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times Magazine[2]:
      She likes to add matcha or hojicha to her pastillas de leche, but you can make them straight

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