pearl tea
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: Oxford University Press, 2005.
