# matcha
## English
### Alternative forms

* maccha

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈmæ.tʃə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: (UK) -ætʃə, (US) -ɑːtʃə

### Noun

matcha (countable and uncountable, plural matchas)
* A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.

#### Related terms

* amacha

#### See also

* chanoyu
* sencha
* tea whisk

### Further reading

* matcha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mat.ʃa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

matcha m (uncountable)
* matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

### Anagrams

* mâchât

## Garo
### Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mV⁴-sha (“tiger”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /matt͡ɕa/

### Noun

matcha
* tiger

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* maccha

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmat.t͡ʃa/
* Rhymes: -attʃa
* Hyphenation: màt‧cha

### Noun

matcha m (uncountable)
* matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)

## Japanese
### Romanization

matcha
* Rōmaji transcription of まっちゃ

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* matchet

### Verb

matcha
* inflection of matche:
** simple past
** past participle

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English matcha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.t͡ʂa/
* Rhymes: -at͡ʂa
* Syllabification: ma‧tcha
* Homophone: macza

### Noun

matcha f
* matcha (type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* matcha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* matchá

### Etymology

Internationalism. Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.t͡ʃɐ/
* Rhymes: -at͡ʃɐ

### Noun

matcha m or f (plural matchas)
* matcha (powder resulting from crushing green tea buds, used in the preparation of infusions and as a culinary ingredient)

### Further reading

* “matcha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “matcha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

1952: borrowed from English match, from Middle English matche, metche, macche, mecche, mache, meche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa, secondary forms of maca, ġemaca (“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: /²matɕa/

#### Verb

matcha (present matchar, preterite matchade, supine matchat, imperative matcha)
* (transitive) to match
* (transitive) to conform, to fit

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Synonyms

* (to fit): överensstämma

##### Related terms

* match

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

matcha c (uncountable)
* matcha (powdered green tea for ceremonies)