bubble tea
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bubble tea
Where it comes from
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.
noun bubble teas
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Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often including fruit juice, syrup and other ingredients.
Similar: boba, boba tea, milk tea, pearl cooler, pearl tea
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noun milk tea with tapioca balls
| Español | té de burbujas, té de perlas, té de bobas, té boba, cha perlado, cha aperlado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 버블티 beobeulti |
| 日本語 | タピオカティー tapiokatī, パールミルクティー pārumirukutī |
| 中文 | 珍珠奶茶 zhēnzhū nǎichá, 珍奶 zhēnnǎi |
| Português | chá de bolhas, chá perolado |
| Français | thé aux perles, thé aux bulles |
| Deutsch | Perlentee |
| Italiano | tè alle bolle, tè alle perle |
| Русский | чай с ша́риками čaj s šárikami, пе́нистый чай pénistyj čaj, жемчу́жный чай žemčúžnyj čaj |
| Tiếng Việt | trà trân châu, trà sữa trân châu |
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title = {bubble tea},
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year = {2026},
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