"bubble tea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bubble teas [plural]
Etymology: 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 tapioca pearls' supposed resemblance to bubbles. Etymology templates: {{m|en|boba tea}} boba tea, {{der|en|yue|波霸||busty woman; tapioca pearl(s)|tr=bo1 baa3}} Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “busty woman; tapioca pearl(s)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bubble tea (countable and uncountable, plural bubble teas)
  1. Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often including fruit juice, syrup and other ingredients. Wikipedia link: bubble tea Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Tea Synonyms: boba, boba tea, pearl tea, tea Translations (milk tea with tapioca balls): ပုလဲနို့လက်ဖက်ရည် (pu.lai:nui.lakhpak-rany) (Burmese), 珍珠奶茶 (zan¹ zyu¹ naai⁵ ca⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 珍珠奶茶 (zhēnzhū nǎichá) (Chinese Mandarin), 珍奶 (zhēnnǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), kuplatee (Finnish), thé aux perles [masculine] (French), thé aux bulles [masculine] (French), Perlentee [masculine] (German), buboréktea (Hungarian), gyöngyös tea (Hungarian), gyöngytejtea (Hungarian), buboréktejtea (Hungarian), bobadzsúsz (Hungarian), bobatea (Hungarian), boba (Hungarian), タピオカティー (tapiokatī) (Japanese), パールミルクティー (pārumirukutī) (Japanese), តែគុជ (taekuc) (Khmer), តែគជ់ (tae kŭəc) (Khmer), 버블티 (beobeulti) (Korean), chá de bolhas [masculine] (Portuguese), chá perolado [masculine] (Portuguese), чай с ша́риками (čaj s šárikami) [masculine] (Russian), пе́нистый чай (pénistyj čaj) [masculine] (Russian), жемчу́жный чай (žemčúžnyj čaj) [masculine] (Russian), té de burbujas [masculine] (Spanish), té de perlas [masculine] (Spanish), té de boba [masculine] (Spanish), té boba [masculine] (Spanish), ชาไข่มุก (chaa-kài-múk) (Thai), ชานมไข่มุก (chaa-nom-kài-múk) (Thai), inci çayı (Turkish), trà trân châu (Vietnamese), trà sữa trân châu (Vietnamese), te swigod [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chaa-nom-kài-múk",
      "sense": "milk tea with tapioca balls",
      "word": "ชานมไข่มุก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "milk tea with tapioca balls",
      "word": "inci çayı"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "milk tea with tapioca balls",
      "word": "trà trân châu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "milk tea with tapioca balls",
      "word": "trà sữa trân châu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "milk tea with tapioca balls",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "te swigod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bubble tea"
}

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