"gacha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɑː.t͡ʃə/ Forms: gachas [plural]
Etymology: Japanese ガチャ (gacha), shortened form of ガチャポン (gachapon). Etymology templates: {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|toy}} sense 1, {{bor|en|ja|ガチャ|tr=gacha}} Japanese ガチャ (gacha), {{m|ja|ガチャポン|tr=gachapon}} ガチャポン (gachapon) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gacha (countable and uncountable, plural gachas)
  1. A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gacha-en-noun-en:toy
  2. The vending machine that sells such toys. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (toy; vending machine): gachapon
    Sense id: en-gacha-en-noun-rSLC9BWN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 29 13 15 22 Disambiguation of 'toy; vending machine': 38 55 3 4
  3. (video games) A mechanism in certain video games, especially mobile games, whereby in-game items or characters are purchased randomly with real or in-game money. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-gacha-en-noun-D~0NyTJZ Topics: video-games
  4. (video games) A game which features this mechanic as its central feature. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-gacha-en-noun-koV520Lm Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gashapon Related terms: loot box [video-games]
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: Chinese 嘎查 (gāchá) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|嘎查|tr=gāchá}} Chinese 嘎查 (gāchá) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} gacha
  1. A village-level administrative division in Inner Mongolia.
    Sense id: en-gacha-en-noun-gZ5GlMUY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} gacha
  1. third-person singular past historic of gacher Tags: form-of, historic, past, singular, third-person Form of: gacher
    Sense id: en-gacha-fr-verb-7Kgvor2K Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈɡa.xa/ Forms: gacha m pers or [animal-not-person, canonical, masculine]
Rhymes: -axa Head templates: {{head|pl|noun form|g=m-pr|g2=m-anml}} gacha m pers or m animal
  1. genitive/accusative singular of gach Tags: accusative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: gach
    Sense id: en-gacha-pl-noun-yMAV0YAo Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈɡat͡ʃa/, [ˈɡa.t͡ʃa]
Rhymes: -atʃa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} gacha
  1. feminine singular of gacho Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: gacho
    Sense id: en-gacha-es-adj-j0CRMPwL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈɡat͡ʃa/, [ˈɡa.t͡ʃa] Forms: gachas [plural]
Rhymes: -atʃa Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|es}} Unknown Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} gacha f (plural gachas)
  1. liquid mass Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gacha-es-noun-YxIClcK9
  2. (in the plural) porridge, gruel, mush Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-gacha-es-noun-3ylWcIOC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈɡat͡ʃa/, [ˈɡa.t͡ʃa] Forms: gachas [plural]
Rhymes: -atʃa Etymology: Japanese ガチャ (gacha), shortened form of ガチャポン (gachapon). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|ja|ガチャ|tr=gacha}} Japanese ガチャ (gacha), {{m|ja|ガチャポン|tr=gachapon}} ガチャポン (gachapon) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} gacha f (plural gachas)
  1. (video games) gacha (a mechanic in video games) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-gacha-es-noun-6AxsdYBI Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 23 52 15 Topics: video-games
  2. (video games) gacha (a game which features this mechanic) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-gacha-es-noun-5r0pSEFd Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈɡaχa/ [North-Wales], /ˈɡaːχa/ [South-Wales], /ˈɡaχa/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cacha [mutation, mutation-radical], gacha [mutation, mutation-soft], nghacha [mutation, mutation-nasal], chacha [mutation, mutation-aspirate]
Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated verb}} gacha Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|cacha}}
  1. Soft mutation of cacha. Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: cacha
    Sense id: en-gacha-cy-verb-isawDeSD Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for gacha meaning in All languages combined (11.4kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˈɡaːχa/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡaχa/",
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