English

Noun

boba ‎(countable and uncountable, plural bobas)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• (beverage): bubble tea

Lithuanian

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 978 90 04 15504 6, page 32
• “boba” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔba]

Noun

boba

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

Portuguese

Adjective

boba f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective bobo.

Spanish

Adjective

boba f sg

1. feminine singular of bobo