麦むぎ茶ちゃ

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ちゃ

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Meanings

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barley tea

A common Japanese non-caffeinated tea made from roasted barley, served cold in summer and sometimes hot in winter. Often called mugicha.

Cold barley tea is the best in summer.

麦むぎ茶ちゃをやかんで煮に出だす。

I brew barley tea in a kettle.

麦むぎ茶ちゃを飲のむto drink barley tea
暑あつい日ひには冷つめたい麦むぎ茶ちゃを飲のむ。
On hot days I drink cold barley tea.
麦むぎ茶ちゃを作つくるto make barley tea
母ははが大おおきなポットで麦むぎ茶ちゃを作つくった。
My mother made barley tea in a big pot.
麦むぎ茶ちゃを冷ひやすto chill barley tea
麦むぎ茶ちゃを冷れい蔵ぞう庫こで冷ひやしておいた。
I chilled the barley tea in the fridge beforehand.

ほうじ茶ちゃ
麦茶 is a caffeine-free tisane made from roasted barley, while ほうじ茶 is roasted green tea and does contain caffeine.
ウーロン茶ちゃ
麦茶 is a barley-based drink with no caffeine, whereas 烏龍茶 is a partially oxidized Chinese tea leaf drink that does contain caffeine.
緑りょく茶ちゃ
麦茶 is served cold in summer as a caffeine-free grain tea, while 緑茶 is the everyday caffeinated green tea made from tea leaves.

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Compound of 麦 (mugi, 'barley') and 茶 (cha, 'tea'). The word straightforwardly describes tea made from barley.