sencha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 煎茶 (sencha, literally “infused tea”).
Noun
sencha (uncountable)
- A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
- 2009 March 13, S.S. Fair, “Take Tea and See”, in New York Times:
- 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.
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Coordinate terms
- matcha
Anagrams
- Cashen, encash, hances, naches
Japanese
Romanization
sencha
- Rōmaji transcription of せんちゃ