Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tencha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-cha
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.

Uncountable

Etymology

Japanese 碾茶

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 碾茶

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tencha mean?: Partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.
Where does tencha come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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