bubble tea

[buhb-uhl tee]

noun

1. a frothy East Asian beverage consisting of sweetened tea with milk or flavorings, usually served over black pellets, or pearls, of tapioca.

bubble tea

noun

1. a cold drink, originally from Taiwan, of tea infused with fruit flavouring, shaken to produce bubbles, and served over tapioca pearls in a clear cup. It is usually drunk through a very wide straw

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubble tea¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

The security guard reclaimed his chair, sipping on a milky bubble tea.

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He, Dianne and I used to get bubble tea and hang out at Lacy Park.

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Boba Guys, a bubble tea chain in San Francisco, are widely credited with inventing the strawberry matcha latte around 2012/2013 after sampling strawberry and matcha-flavored KitKats from Japan.

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Bubble tea itself was introduced to the United States in the 1990s by Taiwanese immigrants who settled in Los Angeles.

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That same summer, another company saw an opportunity to bottle the bubble tea boom.

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What does bubble tea mean?

Bubble tea, also known as boba, is a Taiwanese drink of tea infused with milk or fruit and served over tapioca balls, called bubbles or boba.How is bubble tea pronounced?[ buhb-uhl tee ]