different between matcha vs watcha

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

Contraction

watcha

1. Alternative form of whatcha

Anagrams

• awatch