noun
tisane
Tisane (noun) means a drink taken for medicinal purposes, first made by soaking barley in water.
noun
1
A drink taken for medicinal purposes, first made by soaking barley in water.
"As soon as he had opened the door he worked his way back to his high-backed Queen Anne armchair, where he picked up his bone-china cup and took a sip of a rarefied tisane."
— Will Self, My Idea of Fun (1993)
2
A hot drink made by soaking herbs in water, similar to tea but with no real tea leaves in it.
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Etymology
Came into English from Anglo-Norman tysanne and Middle French ptisane, tisane, meaning “barley water, medicinal drink”, both ultimately from Latin tisana, a variant of ptisana, which came from Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley gruel”), itself from πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel, to crush”).
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What is the meaning of tisane?
"tisane" (noun) means a drink taken for medicinal purposes, first made by soaking barley in water.
What are the different meanings of tisane?
"tisane" has 2 main meanings: 1. A drink taken for medicinal purposes, first made by soaking barley in water; 2. A hot drink made by soaking herbs in water, similar to tea but with no real tea leaves in it.
