also: ミルクティ · ミルク・ティー · ミルク・ティ
noun
milk tea; tea with milk
Refers to tea with milk added, typically black tea. The term is a wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) borrowing from 'milk tea'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from milk tea
朝食にミルクティーを飲んだ。
I drank milk tea with breakfast.
このカフェのミルクティーは濃厚でおいしい。
The milk tea at this café is rich and delicious.
Common variant without the long vowel marker; often seen in menus and casual writing.
Spelling with interpunct; occasionally used for clarity in product names or dictionaries.
Rare variant combining interpunct and short vowel; not commonly encountered.
A specific style of milk tea made by simmering tea leaves in milk, often sweeter and richer than standard ミルクティー.
Indian-style spiced milk tea, distinct from the plain black tea with milk implied by ミルクティー.
Wasei-eigo from English 'milk tea', referring to tea with milk added.