boba

Etymology

From Mandarin 波霸 (bōbà).

Noun

boba (countable and uncountable, plural bobas)

1. One of the small, usually black, balls of tapioca used in beverages, which are generally consumed through a large straw.
2. A beverage containing these balls of tapioca.

   Synonym: bubble tea

Anagrams

• abob

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).

Noun

bóba f stress pattern 1

1. old woman
2. woman
3. wife

References

• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 32
• “boba” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔba]

Noun

boba

1. genitive singular of bob
2. nominative dual of bob
3. accusative dual of bob

Adjective

boba

1. Feminine singular of adjective bobo.

Adjective

boba

1. Feminine singular of adjective bobo.