"boba" meaning in Spanish

See boba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈboba/, [ˈbo.β̞a]
Rhymes: -oba Etymology: See bobo. Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} boba
  1. feminine singular of bobo Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: bobo
    Sense id: en-boba-es-adj-kBeFqKkw Categories (other): Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 21 13 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈboba/, [ˈbo.β̞a]
Rhymes: -oba Etymology: See bobo. Head templates: {{head|es|noun form}} boba
  1. female equivalent of bobo Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: bobo
    Sense id: en-boba-es-noun-E4KTdVF8 Categories (other): Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 21 13 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈboba/, [ˈbo.β̞a] Forms: bobas [plural]
Rhymes: -oba Etymology: Borrowed from English boba, ultimately from Cantonese 波霸 (bo¹ baa³, “large breasts, tapioca pearls”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|en|boba}} Borrowed from English boba, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|3}} ³, {{der|es|yue|波霸||large breasts, tapioca pearls|tr=bo¹ baa³}} Cantonese 波霸 (bo¹ baa³, “large breasts, tapioca pearls”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} boba m (plural bobas)
  1. Synonym of perlas de tapioca (“tapioca pearls”) Tags: masculine Synonyms: perlas de tapioca [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-boba-es-noun-gSm9r7~8 Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 26 26 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 12 17 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 13 18 0 1 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 21 13 33 33
  2. Short for té de boba (“boba tea”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: té de boba (extra: boba tea)
    Sense id: en-boba-es-noun-TC8HLdCp Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 26 26 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 12 17 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 13 18 0 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 7 40 51 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 21 13 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "¿Podemos tomar otro boba?",
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