ミルクティー

みるくてぃー
noun
milk tea
foodloanword
1. milk tea; tea with milk
Black tea served with milk, either British-style or as a sweetened cafe/convenience-store drink. Loanword combining 'milk' and 'tea'. Distinct from plain 紅茶(こうちゃ) and from タピオカミルクティー (bubble tea).
甘(あま)いミルクティーが好(す)きだ。
I like sweet milk tea.
寒(さむ)いので温(あたた)かいミルクティーを注文(ちゅうもん)した。
Since it's cold, I ordered a hot milk tea.
コンビニには季節(きせつ)限定(げんてい)のミルクティーが並(なら)んでいる。
Seasonal milk teas are lined up at the convenience store.

Coined loanword (Japanese English) from "milk" + "tea." In Japan it normally refers to black tea with milk; for green tea with milk, 抹茶(まっちゃ)ラテ or 抹茶(まっちゃ)ミルク is used instead.

Common collocations

  • 熱(あつ)いミルクティー / アイスミルクティー: hot / iced milk tea
  • ロイヤルミルクティー: royal milk tea (richer, simmered with milk)
  • タピオカミルクティー: tapioca milk tea (bubble tea)
  • ミルクティーを淹(い)れる: to brew milk tea

Similar words

  • 紅茶(こうちゃ): black tea — the base; ordering 紅茶(こうちゃ) alone usually arrives without milk
  • ロイヤルミルクティー: a richer style brewed with milk rather than adding milk after
  • チャイ: chai — spiced Indian-style milk tea

Related Words

Compare: 紅茶(こうちゃ) (black tea)
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