orgeat
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French orgeat, derived from orge (“barley”), from Latin hordeum. Doublet of horchata.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔrʒɑːt/, /ɔrˈʒɑː/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːdʒɪət/
Noun
[edit]orgeat (countable and uncountable, plural orgeats)
- A sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange flower water.
Translations
[edit]References
[edit]- “orgeat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From orge + -at, orge from Latin hordeum (“barley”). Orgeat was originally a barley derivative. Cf. Spanish horchata.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]orgeat m (plural orgeats)
- orgeat
- a drink made of orgeat syrup, diluted with water
- Synonym: sirop d’orgeat
Further reading
[edit]- “orgeat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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