noun, masculine/ˈbouba/plural: bobas
synonym of perlas de tapioca (“tapioca pearls”); short for té de boba (“boba tea”)
“¿Podemos tomar otro boba?” — Can we have another boba?
Synonyms: perlas de tapioca
Borrowed from English boba, ultimately from Cantonese 波霸 (bo¹ baa³, “large breasts, tapioca pearls”).