Meanings
plural kombuchas · alternative komboucha
- countableuncountableA fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin.
Kombucha is the primary focus of this book and arguably the most popular home ferment and aforementioned store-bought probiotic drink.
2020, Chad Turner, The Joy of Home Brewing Kombucha, Simon and Schuster, →ISBNSynonyms: booch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin.
Origin
- Japanese昆布茶
- Englishkombucha
Origin disputed. Possibly from Japanese 昆布茶 (konbucha, literally “kelp (konbu) tea”), a different type of beverage, and not related to fermentation. Alternatively, derived from Kombu, reportedly a Korean physician who brought the fermented tea to Japan as a curative for Emperor Inkyo in 414 CE + cha (“tea”).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan kombutxa
- kombutxafermented tea
Chinese Mandarin 紅茶菌 /红茶菌, 康普茶
- 紅茶菌 /红茶菌 (hóngchájūn)fermented tea
- 康普茶 (kāngpǔchá)fermented tea
Czech kombucha
- kombuchafermented tea
Dutch kombucha
- kombuchafermented tea
Esperanto kombuĉo
- kombuĉofermented tea
Finnish kombutsa
- kombutsafermented tea
French kombucha
- kombuchafermented tea
German Kombucha
- Kombuchafermented tea
Māori tī moī
- tī moīfermented tea
Polish kombucza
- kombuczafermented tea
Portuguese kombucha
- kombuchafermented tea
Russian комбу́тя
- комбу́тя (kombútja)fermented tea
Spanish kombucha
- kombuchafermented tea
Cite this entry
kombucha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kombucha
“kombucha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kombucha. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kombucha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kombucha.
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