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 and from タピオカミルクティー (bubble tea).
甘いミルクティーが好きだ。
I like sweet milk tea.
寒いので温かいミルクティーを注文した。
Since it's cold, I ordered a hot milk tea.
コンビニには季節限定のミルクティーが並んでいる。
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, 抹茶ラテ or 抹茶ミルク is used instead.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 熱いミルクティー / 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)
- ミルクティーを淹れる: to brew milk tea
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 紅茶: black tea — the base; ordering 紅茶 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