gyokuro

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noun

A kind of green tea from Japan, differing from sencha in being grown in the shade.

OriginJapanese 玉露 →
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Meanings

noungyokuro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of green tea from Japan, differing from sencha in being grown in the shade.

    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.

    2020 January 2, Thomas Chatterton Williams, “The Best of Japanese Dining and Design, Under One Parisian Roof”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Japanese玉露
  2. Englishgyokuro

Borrowed from Japanese 玉露 (literally “jade dew”).

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APA

gyokuro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyokuro

MLA

“gyokuro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyokuro. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyokuro,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyokuro.

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