boba tea
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boba tea
- /ˌboʊbə ˈti/ US
- [ˌboʊbə ˈtʰi] US
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From boba + tea, related to English ball.
noun boba teas
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Synonym of bubble tea.
It happened when beverage aficionados learned that tapioca, the starch used to make the sweet, round, chewy black bubbles — or pearls — that are the featured topping in the popular boba tea drink, was in short supply.
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title = {boba tea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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