bubble tea

noun

: a sweet drink of tea mixed typically with milk, tapioca balls, and additional ingredients (such as fresh fruit or fruit syrup) and served hot or cold

called also boba

Examples of bubble tea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Boba tea, also known as bubble tea or pearl milk tea, is a popular beverage made using tea, milk, and boba (tapioca pearls). —Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Feb. 2026

Starland Strange & Bazaar, recognizable by its light pink storefront, is a quirky stop with ice cream, bubble tea and a collection of funky merchandise. —Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Explore and feast on things like fried chicken, gua bao, bubble tea, and stinky tofu at over a dozen night markets scattered throughout the city. —Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026

The two penned a deal and Berry became a master franchiser of the bubble tea company. —Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026

What could be better than a bubble tea, chili crab, and yam basket before the musical of the season! —Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bubble tea

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• agouti
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee