Bush tea

[bush tee]

Definition

Hot infusion made from wild medicinal herbs or mint.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Drink a hot cup a bush tea fi cure yuh upset belly.
English:
Drink a hot cup of herbal tea to cure your upset stomach.

Patois:
Granny grow mint and cerasee fi mek bush tea.
English:
Granny grows mint and cerasee to make herbal tea.

Usage Tip

Traditional folk remedy made by steeping local herbs like cerasee, fevergrass, or mint in hot water.

Patois Synonym: herbal tea
English Synonym: herbal tea; folk infusion

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