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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

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

From Salon

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

From Salon

Bobba, a Quebec-based bottled bubble tea brand, sought to capitalize on the beverage, describing its product as “the first ready-to-drink bubble tea made from an infusion of real tea and unique fruit juice pearls,” according to its official site.

From Salon

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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 ]