From root: tsaa
Usage Note
Tsaa-tsaa is a colloquial term for local herbal concoctions that are not made from true tea leaves. This is often used for medicinal drinks made from garden plants.
Examples
" Uminom ka ng tsaa-tsaa. "
Natural Translation
Drink some herbal tea.
Literal Translation
Drink you of herbal-tea-substitute.
" Mayroon kaming tsaa-tsaa rito. "
Natural Translation
We have herbal tea substitute here.
Literal Translation
Have we herbal-tea-substitute here.
" Tuwing may sipon ako, nagluluto ang lola ko ng tsaa-tsaa mula sa mga halaman sa aming bakuran. "
Natural Translation
Whenever I have a cold, my grandmother brews herbal tea from the plants in our yard.
Literal Translation
Every-time have cold I, cooks the grandmother my of herbal-tea from the plants in our yard.
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