bancha

B3A1N1C3H4A1
/ˈbɑn.t͡ʃə/

noun

A type of low-grade Japanese green tea.

OriginJapanese 番茶 →
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Meanings

nounbancha (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of low-grade Japanese green tea.

    Bancha is served at most restaurants in Japan. As soon as customers are seated, a teapot of bancha is brought to the table.

    1995, Dawn Campbell, The Tea Book, Pelican Publishing, →ISBN, page 143

Origin

  1. Japanese番茶
  2. Englishbancha

Borrowed from Japanese 番茶 (bancha, literally “coarse tea”).

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Translations

Catalan bantxa
  • bantxatype of Japanese green tea
French bancha
  • banchatype of Japanese green tea
German Bancha
  • Banchatype of Japanese green tea
Japanese 番茶
  • 番茶type of Japanese green tea
Portuguese banchá
  • banchátype of Japanese green tea
Spanish bancha
  • banchatype of Japanese green tea

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BanachChaban
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APA

bancha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bancha

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“bancha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bancha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bancha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bancha.

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