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orangeat

/ɔɹ.æn.ʒæt/

orangeat noun: candied orange peel.

Noun

orangeat (countable and uncountable, plural orangeats)

  1. (obsolete) Candied orange peel.
  2. (rare, perhaps archaic) Orangeade (a drink).
    • In the shadow of a potted palm, Tavy sipped her glass of orangeat, wishing it were black tea.2011, Katharine Ashe, In the Arms of a Marquess, page 24

Forms of orangeat

pluralorangeats

Origin of orangeat

From French, from orange.

Questions about orangeat

What does orangeat mean?
Orangeat means candied orange peel.
What part of speech is orangeat?
Orangeat is a noun.
How do you pronounce orangeat?
Orangeat is pronounced /ɔɹ.æn.ʒæt/.
What is the plural of orangeat?
The plural of orangeat is orangeats.

Words near orangeat in the dictionary

  1. orange-winged parrot
  2. orange-winged parrots
  3. orange-wives
  4. orangeade
  5. orangeades
  6. orangeat
  7. orangeats
  8. orangeberries
  9. orangeberry
  10. orangeblossom
  11. orangeblossoms

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