tisane
English
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Alternative forms
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-water”), from πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel, to crush”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
tisane (plural tisanes)
- A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water; a herbal tea. [from 14th c.]
- 1831, Alexander Macaulay, A dictionary of medicine, designed for popular use, 2nd edition, page 454:
- Ptisan. A diluent drink which makes a great figure in the dietetic precepts of the ancients.
- 1928, Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train:
- “Neither,” said Poirot, “I shall go to bed and take a tisane. The expected has happened […].”
- 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society 2010, p. 5:
- The sick people would take away also some herbs for their ptisan, some wine and other comforts […].
- 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:
- 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.
- 1831, Alexander Macaulay, A dictionary of medicine, designed for popular use, 2nd edition, page 454:
Synonyms
Translations
herbal tea — see herbal tea
Anagrams
French
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Hibiscus_Delight_tisane.jpg/220px-Hibiscus_Delight_tisane.jpg)
Etymology
From Latin tisana, ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley-water”), related to πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tisane f (plural tisanes)
- herbal tea; tisane
- Cette tisane est très chaude. ― This herbal tea is very hot.
- une tisane à la menthe ― peppermint tea
- (colloquial, dated) beating, pounding, thrashing
Synonyms
- (herbal tea): infusion
Further reading
tisane on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- “tisane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
tisane f
Anagrams
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