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silk-stocking milk tea

silk-stocking milk tea noun: a Hong Kong drink of strong Ceylon black tea with evaporated milk or condensed milk.

Noun

silk-stocking milk tea (uncountable)

  1. A Hong Kong drink of strong Ceylon black tea with evaporated milk or condensed milk.

Origin of silk-stocking milk tea

Named in reference to the cotton bag traditionally used in its preparation: when stained brown with tea, it resembles a woman's silk stocking.

Questions about silk-stocking milk tea

What does silk-stocking milk tea mean?
Silk-stocking milk tea means a Hong Kong drink of strong Ceylon black tea with evaporated milk or condensed milk.
What part of speech is silk-stocking milk tea?
Silk-stocking milk tea is a noun.

Words near silk-stocking milk tea in the dictionary

  1. silk-cotton trees
  2. silk-oak
  3. silk-oaks
  4. silk-screen printing
  5. silk-stocking
  6. silk-stocking milk tea
  7. silkaline
  8. silkalines
  9. silke
  10. silked
  11. silken

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