ミルクティー

also: ミルクティ · ミルク・ティー · ミルク・ティ

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Meanings

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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'.

I drank milk tea with breakfast.

このカフェのミルクティーは濃のう厚こうでおいしい。

The milk tea at this café is rich and delicious.

ロイヤルミルクティー
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.
チャイ
Indian-style spiced milk tea, distinct from the plain black tea with milk implied by ミルクティー.

ミルクティ
Common variant without the long vowel marker; often seen in menus and casual writing.
ミルク・ティー
Spelling with interpunct; occasionally used for clarity in product names or dictionaries.
ミルク・ティ
Rare variant combining interpunct and short vowel; not commonly encountered.

Wasei-eigo from English 'milk tea', referring to tea with milk added.