rooibos
noun/ˈrɔɪbɒs/
/ˈrɔɪbɔːs/
South African English [ˈrɔɪbɔs]
[uncountable] (South African English)- a type of bush grown in South Africa whose leaves are dried and used to make tea
- rooibos tea
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Afrikaans, literally ‘red bush’.Definitions on the go
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