tisana — meaning in English
Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead
English meaning
- tea noun The dried leaves of the tea plant, or the hot drink made by steeping them in water.
Senses
tisana is used for these senses in English:
- herbal tea A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).
- tea (uncountable) Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
- tea (countable, Commonwealth, northern, _, US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern, _, US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
tea — full definition
- noun The dried leaves of the tea plant, or the hot drink made by steeping them in water.
- noun A light meal eaten in the afternoon, or (chiefly British) the main evening meal.
- noun Informal: gossip or juicy information.
- verb To drink tea, or to take a light afternoon meal.