butter tea

noun

A traditional drink in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim, made from tea leaves, butter (traditionally from yak milk), water and salt.

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Meanings

nounbutter tea (countable and uncountable, plural butter teas)

plural butter teas

  1. countableuncountableA traditional drink in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim, made from tea leaves, butter (traditionally from yak milk), water and salt.

Translations

Catalan te amb mantega
  • te amb mantegatraditional drink
Chinese Cantonese 酥油茶
  • 酥油茶 (sou¹ jau⁴ caa⁴)traditional drink
Chinese Mandarin 酥油茶
  • 酥油茶 (sūyóuchá)traditional drink
Finnish voitee
  • voiteetraditional drink
Vietnamese trà bơ
  • trà bơtraditional drink
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APA

butter tea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20tea

MLA

“butter tea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20tea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butter tea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20tea.

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