gacha

See also: gâcha

English

Etymology 1

gachas (sense 1)

From Japanese ガチャ (gacha), shortened form of ガチャポン (gachapon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː.tʃə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtʃə
• Hyphenation: ga‧cha
• Homophone: gotcha (US)

Noun

gacha (countable and uncountable, plural gachas)

2. A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan.

   Synonym: gachapon

   • 2018, Ennio De Nucci, Adam Kramarzewski, Practical Game Design‎^[1], page 54:

     Gacha, from the Japanese word gachapon, refers to capsules sold in vending machines and containing random toys inside

3. The vending machine that sells such toys.
   • 2018 October 24, Oona McGee, “Pokemon cosplay for cats”, in Japan Today‎^[2]:

     And if you’re looking for something that’s cute, compact, and affordable, you can’t go past the country’s gacha capsule toy vending machines.

4. (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.
   • 2018, Ennio De Nucci, Adam Kramarzewski, Practical Game Design‎^[3], page 394:

     Since a loot table with ten rewards won’t last for long, the very first step in gacha design is to ensure that you have enough content to make gacha a viable monetization strategy.

   • 2020, Christopher A. Paul, Free-to-Play: Mobile Video Games, Bias, and Norms, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 112:

     Gacha mechanics are a powerful advantage monetization strategy in free-to-play games that have also been integrated into many premium titles on mobile devices, PCs, and consoles.

5. (video games) A game which features this mechanic as its central feature.

See also

• (video games): loot box

Etymology 2

From Chinese 嘎查 (gāchá), ultimately from Mongolian ᠭᠠᠴᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (ɣačag-a).

Noun

gacha

1. A village-level administrative division in Inner Mongolia.

Anagrams

• chaga, Chaga

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʃa/
• Homophones: gachas, gachât

Verb

gacha

1. third-person singular past historic of gacher

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.xa/
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ga‧cha

Noun

gacha m pers or m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of gach

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡat͡ʃa/ [ˈɡa.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: ga‧cha

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

gacha f (plural gachas)

1. liquid mass
2. (in the plural) porridge, gruel, mush

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gacha

1. feminine singular of gacho

Etymology 3

Japanese ガチャ (gacha), shortened form of ガチャポン (gachapon).

Noun

gacha f (plural gachas)

1. (video games) gacha (a mechanic in video games)
2. (video games) gacha (a game which features this mechanic)

Further reading

• “gacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaχa/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːχa/, /ˈɡaχa/

Verb

gacha

1. Soft mutation of cacha.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cacha

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cacha	gacha	nghacha	chacha

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.