pearl tea

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

A calque of Chinese 珠茶 (zhūchá, “pearl tea”).

Noun[edit]

pearl tea (countable and uncountable, plural pearl teas)

Synonym of gunpowder tea.

Etymology 2[edit]

From its tapioca pearls.

Noun[edit]

pearl tea (countable and uncountable, plural pearl teas)

Synonym of bubble tea.

References[edit]

“pearl, n.¹ and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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