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boba

/ˈboʊ.bə/ US
/ˈbəʊ.bə/ UK

Where it comes from

From Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “tapioca pearls” [literally: “big balls]”), from 波 (bo1) (itself from English ball) and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).

noun bobas

countable, uncountable Synonym of tapioca pearl. She settled on the Chai Frappé Burst, a frozen, blended concoction with whipped cream, boba and cinnamon sugar sprinkles.
Similar: tapioca pearl
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of boba tea “I was shocked,” said Leanne Yuen, a longtime boba drinker and a student at the University of California, Irvine. “What am I going to do now?”
colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

Similar: breasts

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

APA

boba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boba

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{boba_2026,
  title = {boba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}