kombucha
US/ˌkɑmˈbu.t͡ʃə/
kombucha noun: a fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin.
Noun
kombucha (countable and uncountable, plural kombuchas)
- A fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin.
- Kombucha is the primary focus of this book and arguably the most popular home ferment and aforementioned store-bought probiotic drink.2020, Chad Turner, The Joy of Home Brewing Kombucha, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- booch
kombucha meaning in Tamil
kombucha in Tamil
- நொதியுணவு
Synonyms of kombucha
Forms of kombucha
| plural | kombuchas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | komboucha |
Origin of kombucha
Origin disputed. Possibly from Japanese 昆布茶 (konbucha, literally “kelp (konbu) tea”), a different type of beverage, and not related to fermentation. Alternatively, derived from Kombu, reportedly a Korean physician who brought the fermented tea to Japan as a curative for Emperor Inkyo in 414 CE + cha (“tea”).
Words formed from kombucha
Questions about kombucha
- What does kombucha mean?
- Kombucha means a fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin.
- What is kombucha in Tamil?
- Kombucha in Tamil is நொதியுணவு. See Kombucha meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kombucha?
- Kombucha is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kombucha?
- Kombucha is pronounced /ˌkɑmˈbu.t͡ʃə/ (US).
- What is the plural of kombucha?
- The plural of kombucha is kombuchas.
Words near kombucha in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kombucha (page history and authors); kombucha (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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