different between matcha vs coffee

English

Alternative forms

• maccha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæ.t??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?.t??/
• Rhymes: -æt??, -??t??

Noun

matcha (countable and uncountable, plural matchas)

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

Related terms

• amacha

See also

• chanoyu
• sencha
• tea whisk

Translations

Further reading

• matcha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat.?a/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Anagrams

• mâchât

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mV?-sha (“tiger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matt??a/

Noun

matcha

1. tiger

Italian

Alternative forms

• maccha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mat.t??a/
• Hyphenation: mat?cha

Noun

matcha m (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Japanese

Romanization

matcha

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• matchet

Verb

matcha

1. inflection of matche:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology 1

1952: borrowed from English match, from Middle English matche, metche, macche, mecche, mache, meche, from Old English mæ??a, ?emæ??a, secondary forms of maca, ?emaca (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-Germanic *makkô, *gamakkô, *makô, *gamakô (“an equal; comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mat?a/

Verb

matcha (present matchar, preterite matchade, supine matchat, imperative matcha)

1. (transitive) to match
2. (transitive) to conform, to fit

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to fit): överensstämma

Related terms

• match

Etymology 2

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

Noun

matcha c (uncountable)

1. matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• coffée (rare)

Etymology

From Dutch koffie (“coffee”) [from 1582], from Ottoman Turkish ????? (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic ???????? (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”). The Arabic word originally referred to wine, a drink which was traditionally mixed and served hot in a similar manner. In Arabic "to brew" utilizes the same triliteral root as wine and intoxicant; see ? ? ?? (?-m-r) to cover over, presumably with hot water. Other sources instead claim it traces back to the name of the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, which is an Omotic word. Doublet of café and caffè.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?.fi/
• (Conservative RP, dated) IPA^(key): /?k??.f?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?.fi/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?.fi/
• Homophone: coughy
• Rhymes: -?fi, -??fi
• Hyphenation: cof?fee

Noun

coffee (countable and uncountable, plural coffees)

1. (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
   • "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
2. (countable) A serving of this beverage.
   • 2008, Agnes Poirier, The Guardian, 12 April:

     As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one.

3. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
4. The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
5. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
6. A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

7. The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:coffee
• Thesaurus:color

Derived terms

Related terms

• caffeine
• kaffeeklatsch

Translations

See coffee/translations § Noun.

Adjective

coffee (not comparable)

1. Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
2. Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.

Translations

See coffee/translations § Adjective.

Verb

coffee (third-person singular simple present coffees, present participle coffeeing, simple past and past participle coffeed)

1. (intransitive) To drink coffee.

Descendants

See also

Further reading

• The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner
• Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine
• PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistible Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:52