bobas
Chewy tea pearls
Bobas is the plural of boba, referring to the chewy tapioca pearls that sit at the bottom of bubble tea, a sweetened tea drink that originated in Taiwan.
The pearls are sucked up through an oversized straw and have a distinctive gummy texture.
By extension, boba or bobas can refer to the drinks themselves: Let's grab bobas after class.
The word comes from Taiwanese slang for large breasts, referencing the pearls' round shape.
Cassava-derived starch
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- milk teaTea blended with dairy
- taroEdible tropical corm
- matchaPowdered Japanese green tea
jasmine · oolong · mango · lychee · honeydew · strawberry · brown sugar · straw
Resisting easy biting
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- gummySticky and soft
- squishySoft and easily compressed
gelatinous · springy · glutinous · bouncy · soft · elastic · toothsome · al dente
tapioca
Cassava-derived starch
matcha · jasmine · oolong · mango · lychee · honeydew · strawberry · brown sugar · straw · toppings
chewy
Resisting easy biting
squishy · gelatinous · springy · glutinous · bouncy · soft · elastic · toothsome · al dente · slippery
pearls
Iridescent oyster-made gems
black · colorful · translucent · floating · sinking · spooned · cooked · cassava · starch
Taiwan
Disputed East Asian island-state
viral · aesthetic · café · chain · shop · craze · Gen Z · millennial · hangout · queue
- boba teaBeverage with chewy pearls
- bobbing for applesHands-free fruit retrieval
- apple bobbingBiting fruit from water
- bobbed hairShort, even-length coiffure
- bobble hatKnitted cap with pompom
- head bobbingRepeated vertical head motion