boba tea

English
Boba tea

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “breast[s], tapioca pearl[s]”), from 波 (bo1) transcribing English ball and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).

Noun

boba tea (countable and uncountable, plural boba teas)

  1. Synonym of bubble tea.

References
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