tisane

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tisane

/tɪˈzæn/ UK
/tɪˈzæn/ US
/tɪˈzɑn/ US

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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”).

noun tisanes · ptisan · ptisane · tisan

A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water. Ptisan. A diluent drink which makes a great figure in the dietetic precepts of the ancients.
Any beverage of herbs steeped in hot water, similar to tea but not including true tea leaves; herbal tea. 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.

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@misc{tisane_2026,
  title = {tisane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tisane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}