ミルクティー

みるくてぃー
noun
milk tea
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).
(あま)いミルクティーが()きだ。
I like sweet milk tea.
(さむ)いので(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(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:

  • (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()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