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gacha¹

  • /ˈɡatʃ.ə/ UK
  • /ˈɡɑ.tʃə/ US

Sounds like gotcha · Rhymes with -ætʃə, -ɑːtʃə

Where it comes from

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

noun gachas

  1. countable, uncountable A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan. Gacha, from the Japanese word gachapon, refers to capsules sold in vending machines and containing random toys inside

    Similar: gachapon

  2. countable, uncountable The vending machine that sells such toys. 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.
  3. countable, uncountable A mechanism in certain video games, especially mobile games, whereby in-game items or characters are purchased randomly with real or in-game money. 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.
  4. countable, uncountable A game which features this mechanic as its central feature.

    Similar: gacha game

gacha²

Where it comes from

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

noun gachas

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

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noun A vending machine that uses coins to randomly distribute toys

中文抽卡 chōukǎ

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"gacha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gacha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"gacha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gacha.

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@misc{gacha_2026,
  title = {gacha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gacha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}