pearl tea
English
Etymology 1
A calque of Chinese 小珠茶 (xiǎozhūchá, “little pearl tea”).
Noun
pearl tea (countable and uncountable, plural pearl teas)
- Synonym of gunpowder tea.
Etymology 2
From its tapioca pearls.
Noun
pearl tea (countable and uncountable, plural pearl teas)
- Synonym of bubble tea.
References
- “pearl, n.¹ and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2005.