English
sencha
Sencha comes from Japanese 煎茶.
- Japanesemodern煎茶senchaliterally ‘infused tea’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009sencha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Japanesemodern煎茶senchaliterally ‘infused tea’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009sencha
Earliest quotation: 2009, S.S. Fair, Take Tea and See: “And as a 20-something tea-ist opined over a pot…”
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 煎茶 (sencha, literally “infused tea”).
Every English word from Japanese 煎茶
Today it means
noun A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 煎茶 / sencha