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noun, masculine

boba

/ˈbouba/

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”).