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tisane

Pronunciation: /tɪˈzæn/

The English word “tisane” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water.
  2. Any beverage of herbs steeped in hot water, similar to tea but not including true tea leaves; herbal tea.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tysanne, Middle French ptisane, tisane (“barley water, medicinal drink”), and their source, Latin tisana, variant of ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley gruel”), from πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel, to crush”).

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