单词 | butter tea |
释义 | > as lemmasbutter tea butter tea n. a drink made with tea and butter, widely consumed in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Tibet. Traditionally made with butter from yak's milk. [Compare Chinese sūyóu chá (a1609 or earlier; < sūyóu butter + chá tea: see cha n.); in Tibetan, it is called ja srun-mo, lit. ‘tea which is mild’ (made ‘mild’ by mixing with butter and salt) and bod ja, lit. ‘Tibetan tea’.] ΚΠ 1907 Wisconsin Valley Leader 26 Sept. 2/2 We made the stage to Bakmed before noon and had a refreshing meal of barley flour and butter tea. 1990 Nat. World Spring 29 (advt.) Have you ever thought of... Drinking butter tea with Tibetan monks? 2008 M. Akester tr. T. Khétsun Memories Life in Lhasa under Chinese Rule xi. 137 She shed tears as she welcomed me, and right away made some tasty, nourishing butter tea. < as lemmas |
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