sencha

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/

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Noun

sencha (uncountable)

1. 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^[1]:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• bancha
• matcha

Anagrams

• Cashen, Schena, encash, hances, naches

Japanese

Romanization

sencha

1. Rōmaji transcription of せんちゃ