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matcha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmatʃ.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (UK) -ætʃə
  • rhymes with (US) -ɑːtʃə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Arabic: مَاتْشَا (mātšā) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Arabic: ماتشا (mātša) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Azerbaijani: matça — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Bengali: মাচা (maca) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Catalan: matxa — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抹茶 (mǒchá) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Esperanto: pulvora teo — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Estonian: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Finnish: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • French: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • French: maccha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • German: Matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Greek: μάτσα (mátsa) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Gujarati: માચા (mācā) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Gujarati: દળચા (daḷcā) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Hebrew: מָאצָ׳ה (máchah) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Hindi: माचा (mācā) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Hungarian: matcsa — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Hungarian: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Italian: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Italian: maccha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Japanese: 抹茶 (matcha) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Japanese: 挽き茶 (hikicha) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Japanese: 散茶 (sancha) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Korean: 말차 (malcha) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Korean: 가루차 (garucha) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Norwegian: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Polish: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Portuguese: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Portuguese: matchá — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Russian: ма́ття (máttja) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Russian: матча (matča) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Serbo-Croatian: маћа — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Serbo-Croatian: мача — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Serbo-Croatian: maća — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Serbo-Croatian: mača — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Spanish: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Swedish: matcha — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Thai: มัตจะ — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Turkish: toz yeşil çay — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Turkish: yeşil çay tozu — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Ukrainian: ма́ття (máttja) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Ukrainian: ма́ча (máča) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Ukrainian: ма́тча (mátča) — powdered green tea for ceremonies
  • Vietnamese: mạt trà — powdered green tea for ceremonies