gacha

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

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

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.

   Synonym: gacha game

• (video games): loot box

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

gacha

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

• chaga, Chaga

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

gacha

1. third-person singular past historic of gacher

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

gacha m pers or m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of gach

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡat͡ʃa/ [ˈɡa.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: ga‧cha

Unknown.

gacha f (plural gachas)

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gacha

1. feminine singular of gacho

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

gacha f (plural gachas)

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

• “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], 10 December 2024

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

gacha

1. soft mutation of cacha