plural matchas
: a green powder made from ground green tea leaves that is used to make tea and other beverages and as a flavoring agent
Our meal began with matcha, the traditional green tea of the tea ceremony. The powder is spooned into a ceramic bowl, hot water added and the mixture whisked to a frothy jade.—
Alan Brown
Alan BrownWalk into a coffee shop or peruse Instagram and you're sure to have seen a matcha latte.—Alysha Witwicki
Alysha Witwicki
also
: tea made from matcha
At the time, he often experienced midafternoon malaise and began drinking hot matcha on his brother's recommendation. —Jill Radsken
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Ingredients include ube, matcha and banana fermented with jackfruit.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Green Finds Cafe is currently a pop-up store collaborating with different venues to bring matcha — and soon, plants — to the Des Moines metro.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Businesses range from small boutiques, retail stores, coffee shops to matcha shops.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The shop sells lattes flavored with lavender, vanilla and pandan; smoothies like a mangonada and mixed berries; matchas; and a full food menu with bagels, sandwiches and toast.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Green Finds Cafe is currently a pop-up store collaborating with different venues to bring matcha — and soon, plants — to the Des Moines metro.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Businesses range from small boutiques, retail stores, coffee shops to matcha shops.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The shop sells lattes flavored with lavender, vanilla and pandan; smoothies like a mangonada and mixed berries; matchas; and a full food menu with bagels, sandwiches and toast.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Matcha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matcha. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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