Meaning of plantain water | Babel Free

Definitions

A drink made from the plantain plant.

archaic, uncountable

Examples

“This was not the case with Sancho Panza, whose belly being well replenished, and that not with plantane water, made but one nap of the whole night […].”

“For those who judge the efficacy of a mouthwash by its unpleasant taste, a rather nauseous remedy can be made from four ounces each of rose-water and plantain-water, an ounce of honey of roses […]”

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