genmaicha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 玄米茶 (genmaicha, literally “brown rice tea”).

Noun

genmaicha (uncountable)

1. A Japanese form of green tea combined with roasted brown rice.
   • 2015 November 9, Colin Moynihan, “A Vagabond Teahouse Pours Camaraderie, One Free Cup at a Time”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Inside the bus on Sunday afternoon, the woman, Arielle Swernoff, 23, of Williamsburg, and her friend, Patrick Rheaume, 33, of Park Slope, accepted the cups of genmaicha tea offered them and embarked on a discussion that included references to the small towns of western Massachusetts, where Mr. Rheaume once worked, and the story of how he became friends with Ms. Swernoff while sharing a can of beer during a train ride in New Jersey.

Synonyms

• popcorn tea

Translations

Japanese form of green tea combined with roasted rice

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 玄米茶 (jyun⁴ mai⁵ caa⁴)

  Mandarin: 玄米茶 (zh) (xuánmǐchá)

• Japanese: 玄米茶 (げんまいちゃ, genmaicha)

Anagrams

• megachain

Japanese

Romanization

genmaicha

1. Rōmaji transcription of げんまいちゃ