boba tea

English

Boba tea

Etymology

boba + tea

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌboʊbə ˈti/, [ˌboʊbə ˈtʰi]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: bo‧ba‧tea

Noun

boba tea (countable and uncountable, plural boba teas)

1. Synonym of bubble tea.
   • 2021 April 16, Kellen Browning, “Another Unlikely Pandemic Shortage: Boba Tea”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     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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   • 2023 April 7, Kate Conger, Shawn Hubler, “Stabbing of Cash App Creator Raises Alarm, and Claims of ‘Lawless’ San Francisco”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     A nearby bus depot is a hub for commuters and tempts them to linger with a boba tea shop, a gyro stand and an outdoor cinema.

References

• “boba, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2018.