English
tencha
Tencha comes from Japanese 碾茶.
- Japanesemodern碾茶
- Englishtodaytencha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Japanesemodern碾茶
- Englishtodaytencha
Every English word from Japanese 碾茶
Today it means
noun Partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 碾茶 / tencha