Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sencha

/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: sen-cha
IPA: /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 煎茶

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bancha matcha

Questions

How do you pronounce sencha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə/.
What does sencha mean?: A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
Where does sencha come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce sencha

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