matcha

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See also: Matcha, matchá, and matchą

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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

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Noun

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matcha m (uncountable)

  1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

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Garo

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matcha

  1. tiger

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matcha m (uncountable)

  1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Japanese

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Romanization

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matcha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まっちゃ

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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matcha

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

Polish

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matcha

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English matcha.

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Noun

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matcha f

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

Declension

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Further reading

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  • matcha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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matcha m or 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

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Etymology 1

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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).

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to match
  2. (transitive) to conform, to fit
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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matcha c (uncountable)

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