sencha

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/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/

noun

A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.

OriginJapanese 煎茶 →
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Meanings

nounsencha (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.

    And as a 20-something tea-ist opined over a pot of sencha: “When you want to meet friends, coffee is so clichéd and bar booze is so expensive.

    2009 March 13, S.S. Fair, “Take Tea and See”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Japanese煎茶
  2. Englishsencha

Borrowed from Japanese 煎茶 (sencha, literally “infused tea”).

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Translations

Catalan sentxa
  • sentxatype of Japanese green tea
Chinese Mandarin 煎茶
  • 煎茶 (jiānchá)type of Japanese green tea
French sencha
  • senchatype of Japanese green tea
German Sencha
  • Senchatype of Japanese green tea
Japanese 煎茶
  • 煎茶type of Japanese green tea
Portuguese senchá
  • senchátype of Japanese green tea
Spanish sencha
  • senchatype of Japanese green tea

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sencha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sencha

MLA

“sencha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sencha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sencha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sencha.

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