Etymology

genmaicha

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Today it means: A Japanese form of green tea combined with roasted brown rice. Full definition →

Japanese 玄米茶
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from玄米茶
  2. English todaygenmaicha

Borrowed from Japanese 玄米茶 (genmaicha, literally “brown rice tea”).

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