Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green tea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: green tea
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A beverage brewed from green tea leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The ship of characters Izuku Midoriya and Ochako Uraraka from the My Hero Academia series.

Slang

Example Sentences

"...paper by Mr. Warrington, on the analysis of tea, in which he states that he has has not only removed the whole of the coloring matter, or glazing, from green tea, but he has been able to analyze the matter removed...."

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 綠茶 /绿茶 (lǜchá).

Usage

Inflected Forms

green teas (plural)

Phrases

green tea cake

Frequently Paired Words

black tea white tea

Synonyms

cha char Rosie Rosie Lee Rosy Rosy Lee tay tea wet and warm IzuOcha

Questions

What does green tea mean?: Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea).
Where does green tea come from?: Calque of Chinese 綠茶 /绿茶 (lǜchá).

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