sage tea

1 2.8

A hot drink you make by putting sage leaves in hot water

noun
/seɪdʒ ti/

: té de salvia

To make sage tea, steep dried leaves in hot water for about five minutes.

Examples

I enjoy drinking sage tea every morning.
The herbal shop offers several blends, including chamomile and sage tea.
I enjoy a cup of sage tea in the evening for its relaxing properties.
Many people drink sage tea to soothe a sore throat.
Have you tried sage tea before?
Many people enjoy drinking sage tea for its calming effects.
After a long day, I like to relax with a cup of sage tea before bed.

Synonyms

tea

vssage tea

937 1.0

A hot or cold drink made by putting dried leaves in water

is made from a culinary plant's leaves rather than the Camellia plant

herbal tea

vssage tea

17 1.3

A hot drink made from herbs or other plants, not tea leaves

is made using a single culinary plant rather than mixed plant blends

herb tea

vssage tea

1 3.0

A hot drink made by soaking plant leaves or flowers in hot water

is made from one specific culinary plant's leaves rather than various plants

tea-like drink

vssage tea

2.7

A drink like tea that uses herbs or flowers instead of tea leaves

is prepared by steeping a specific culinary plant's leaves in hot water

How Strong

sage tea

1 2.8

weak tea

Informal

1 3.7

Surface Forms

sage tea singular

sage teas plural

Morphology

sage + tea

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'sage' (an herb) + 'tea' (a beverage), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it as a tea made with sage. This herb+tea naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows a straightforward compositional pattern, making the expression immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

Sage tea comes from the simple image of putting sage leaves in hot water to make tea. People long used sage as a healing herb, so this warm drink was used to soothe sore throats and calm the body, which is why we call it 'sage tea' today.