tencha

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noun

Partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.

OriginJapanese 碾茶 →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nountencha (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePartially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.

Origin

  1. Japanese碾茶
  2. Englishtencha

From Japanese 碾茶.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ChetanChetnanatech
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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