🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

tisana

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tiˈsana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tisane/tɪˈzɑːn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella disfrutó de una tisana de manzanilla antes de dormir."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An herbal tea made from the infusion of herbs, flowers, or fruits, typically without any tea leaves.

    "She enjoyed a calming cup of chamomile tisane before bed."
  2. 2

    A beverage made by steeping any plant material in hot water, excluding traditional tea.

    "The café offered a variety of tisanes, including mint and hibiscus."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'tisane' comes from the French 'tisane', which is derived from the Greek 'ptisanē', meaning 'barley water'. Historically, it referred to a drink made from the infusion of herbs, flowers, or fruits, distinct from tea made from the Camellia sinensis plant.

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