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sencha

/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/

sencha noun: a form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.

Noun

sencha (uncountable)

  1. A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
    • 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.2009 March 13, S.S. Fair, “Take Tea and See”, in New York Times

Origin of sencha

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

Questions about sencha

What does sencha mean?
Sencha means a form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
What part of speech is sencha?
Sencha is a noun.
How do you pronounce sencha?
Sencha is pronounced /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/.

Words near sencha in the dictionary

  1. Senboku
  2. sence
  3. sencelesse
  4. sences
  5. sench
  6. sencha
  7. senched
  8. senches
  9. senching
  10. sencible
  11. sencion

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