orgeat
UK/ˈɔːdʒɪət/US/ˈɔrʒɑːt/
orgeat noun: a sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange-flower water.
Noun
orgeat (countable and uncountable, plural orgeats)
- A sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange-flower water.
- Syrup of orgeat was a cooling potion, originally made from barley, later, from almonds, and orange-flower water.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 204
- Stop by after brunch downtown and enjoy $2 off our winetinis--passionfruit, mango, guava and pineapple. Don't forget about our maitini, made with real rock candy and almond orgeat syrup. Ah, Sundays never tasted so good!2012 June 24, “Winetini Sundays”, in Oregon Wine Press, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2025
Forms of orgeat
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Origin of orgeat
From French orgeat, derived from orge (“barley”), from Latin hordeum. Doublet of horchata and orzo. Cognate to Surinamese Dutch orgeade.
Questions about orgeat
- What does orgeat mean?
- Orgeat means a sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange-flower water.
- What part of speech is orgeat?
- Orgeat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce orgeat?
- Orgeat is pronounced /ˈɔrʒɑːt/ (US).
- What is the plural of orgeat?
- The plural of orgeat is orgeats.
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