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.