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bancha

/ˈbɑn.t͡ʃə/

bancha noun: a type of low-grade Japanese green tea.

Noun

bancha (uncountable)

  1. A type of low-grade Japanese green tea.
    • Bancha is served at most restaurants in Japan. As soon as customers are seated, a teapot of bancha is brought to the table.1995, Dawn Campbell, The Tea Book, Pelican Publishing, →ISBN, page 143

Origin of bancha

Borrowed from Japanese 番茶 (bancha, literally “coarse tea”).

Questions about bancha

What does bancha mean?
Bancha means a type of low-grade Japanese green tea.
What part of speech is bancha?
Bancha is a noun.
How do you pronounce bancha?
Bancha is pronounced /ˈbɑn.t͡ʃə/.

Words near bancha in the dictionary

  1. Bancasi
  2. bancassurance
  3. bancassurer
  4. bancassurers
  5. Bance
  6. bancha
  7. banchan
  8. banchans
  9. banchoot
  10. banchoots
  11. Banchory

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