# gacha
## English
### Etymology 1

From Japanese ガチャ (gacha), shortened form of ガチャポン (gachapon).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑː.tʃə/
* Rhymes: -ɑːtʃə
* Hyphenation: ga‧cha
* Homophone: gotcha (US)

#### Noun

gacha (countable and uncountable, plural gachas)
* A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan.
    Synonym: gachapon
** 2018, Ennio De Nucci, Adam Kramarzewski, Practical Game Design‎, page 54:Gacha, from the Japanese word gachapon, refers to capsules sold in vending machines and containing random toys inside
* The vending machine that sells such toys.
** 2018 October 24, Oona McGee, “Pokemon cosplay for cats”, in Japan Today‎:And if you’re looking for something that’s cute, compact, and affordable, you can’t go past the country’s gacha capsule toy vending machines.
* (video games) A mechanism in certain video games, especially mobile games, whereby in-game items or characters are purchased randomly with real or in-game money.
** 2018, Ennio De Nucci, Adam Kramarzewski, Practical Game Design‎, page 394:Since a loot table with ten rewards won’t last for long, the very first step in gacha design is to ensure that you have enough content to make gacha a viable monetization strategy.
** 2020, Christopher A. Paul, Free-to-Play: Mobile Video Games, Bias, and Norms, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 112:Gacha mechanics are a powerful advantage monetization strategy in free-to-play games that have also been integrated into many premium titles on mobile devices, PCs, and consoles.
* (video games) A game which features this mechanic as its central feature.

#### See also

* (video games): loot box

### Etymology 2

From Chinese 嘎查 (gāchá), ultimately from Mongolian ᠭᠠᠴᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (ɣačag-a).

#### Noun

gacha
* A village-level administrative division in Inner Mongolia.

### Anagrams

* chaga, Chaga

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡa.ʃa/
* Homophones: gachas, gachât

### Verb

gacha
* third-person singular past historic of gacher

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.xa/
* Rhymes: -axa
* Syllabification: ga‧cha

### Noun

gacha m pers or m animal
* genitive/accusative singular of gach

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡat͡ʃa/ [ˈɡa.t͡ʃa]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -atʃa
* Syllabification: ga‧cha

### Etymology 1

Unknown.

#### Noun

gacha f (plural gachas)
* liquid mass
* (in the plural) porridge, gruel, mush

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

gacha
* feminine singular of gacho

### Etymology 3

Japanese ガチャ (gacha), shortened form of ガチャポン (gachapon).

#### Noun

gacha f (plural gachas)
* (video games) gacha (a mechanic in video games)
* (video games) gacha (a game which features this mechanic)

### Further reading

* “gacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈɡaχa/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈɡaːχa/, /ˈɡaχa/

### Verb

gacha
* Soft mutation of cacha.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.