English Explanatory Dictionary

green tea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea).
  2. A beverage brewed from green tea leaves.
name
  1. The ship of characters Izuku Midoriya and Ochako Uraraka from the My Hero Academia series.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-green tea.wav

Word forms

green tea green teas

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 綠茶 /绿茶 (lǜchá).

Synonyms

cha char Rosie Rosie Lee Rosy Rosy Lee tay tea wet and warm IzuOcha

Derived words

green tea cake
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