noun · countable / uncountable · rare

boba

boba · bobas

шарик тапиоки, зерно тапиоки

Synonym of tapioca pearlSynonym of tapioca pearl.

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UK/ˈbəʊ.bə/US/ˈboʊ.bə/

» You drink boba by sucking the balls.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Synonym of tapioca pearl.
(colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable)A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

Examples

6 sentences

You drink boba by sucking the balls.
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I miss going on after-school boba runs.
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Tom doesn't like the boba pearls in bubble tea.
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Drink the pumpkin boba tea.
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I like Boba Fett and the Hutts.
deIch mag Boba Fett und die Hutten.
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Origin

From Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “tapioca pearls” [literally: “big bal

From Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “tapioca pearls” [literally: “big balls]”), from 波 (bo1) (itself from English ball) and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).

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