boba

Nghĩa

1. Synonym of tapioca pearl.
2. Short for boba tea.

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈboʊ.bə/

Từ nguyên

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “large breasts, tapioca pearls”), from 波 (bo1) transcribing English ball and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).