bubble tea en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
A phono-semantic match for boba tea (see that entry for more), ultimately from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “busty woman; tapioca pearl(s)”). The match is from the supposed resemblance of the tapioca pearls to bubbles.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often including fruit juice, syrup and other ingredients.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bubble teas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
milk tea · pearl tea · pearl cooler · boba tea · boba
Translations (46)
it tè alle perle (milk tea with tapioca balls) · km តែគជ់ (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es cha perlado (milk tea with tapioca balls) · ja パールミルクティー (milk tea with tapioca balls) · fi kuplatee (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu gyöngytejtea (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es cha perlino (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu buboréktejtea (milk tea with tapioca balls) · chr ᏚᏆᎷᏒ ᎤᎦᎶᎦ (milk tea with tapioca balls) · ru пе́нистый чай (milk tea with tapioca balls) · th ชาไข่มุก (milk tea with tapioca balls) · km តែគុជ (milk tea with tapioca balls) · vi trà sữa trân châu (milk tea with tapioca balls) · pl bubble tea (milk tea with tapioca balls) · bg бъбъл чай (milk tea with tapioca balls) · pt chá de bolhas (milk tea with tapioca balls) · ko 버블티 (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu boba (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu buboréktea (milk tea with tapioca balls) · th ชานมไข่มุก (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es té de perlas (milk tea with tapioca balls) · it tè alle bolle (milk tea with tapioca balls) · cmn 珍奶 (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es té de burbujas (milk tea with tapioca balls) · fr thé aux perles (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es té de bobas (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es cha con bolitas (milk tea with tapioca balls) · yue 珍珠奶茶 (milk tea with tapioca balls) · fr thé aux bulles (milk tea with tapioca balls) · tr inci çayı (milk tea with tapioca balls) · bg бъбъл тий (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu gyöngyös tea (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu bobadzsúsz (milk tea with tapioca balls) · pt chá perolado (milk tea with tapioca balls) · ru жемчу́жный чай (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es cha aperlado (milk tea with tapioca balls) · es té boba (milk tea with tapioca balls) · hu bobatea (milk tea with tapioca balls) · ru чай с ша́риками (milk tea with tapioca balls) · ja タピオカティー (milk tea with tapioca balls) · sv bubbelte (milk tea with tapioca balls) · cmn 珍珠奶茶 (milk tea with tapioca balls) · vi trà trân châu (milk tea with tapioca balls) · my ပုလဲနို့လက်ဖက်ရည် (milk tea with tapioca balls) · cy te swigod (milk tea with tapioca balls) · de Perlentee (milk tea with tapioca balls)