"tisane" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɪˈzæn/ [UK], /tɪˈzæn/ [US], /tɪˈzɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tisane.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tisanes [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|tysanne}} Anglo-Norman tysanne, {{der|en|frm|ptisane}} Middle French ptisane, {{m|frm|tisane||barley water, medicinal drink}} tisane (“barley water, medicinal drink”), {{der|en|la|tisana}} Latin tisana, {{m|la|ptisana}} ptisana, {{der|en|grc|πτισάνη||peeled barley, barley gruel}} Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley gruel”), {{m|grc|πτίσσειν||to peel, to crush}} πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel, to crush”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tisane (plural tisanes)
  1. A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water. Categories (topical): Tea, Water Synonyms: herbal tea, ptisan, ptisane, tisan

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