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orgeat

[ awr-zhat; French awr-zha ]

noun

  1. a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.


orgeat

/ ˈɔːʒɑː; ɔrʒa /

noun

  1. a drink made from barley or almonds, and orange flower water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orgeat1

1745–55; < French < Provençal orjat, derivative of orge barley < Latin hordeum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of orgeat1

C18: via French, from orge barley, from Latin hordeum
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Example Sentences

The whiskey, citrus and orgeat create an unusual tiki-inspired drink designed around Knappogue Castle’s 14-year-old single-malt whiskey.

A joker kept crying from time to time: "Orgeat, lemonade, beer."

The same joker kept on yelping in a shrill tone that rose above the murmur of conversation, "Orgeat, lemonade, beer."

The king is supposed to drink orgeat and lemonade to the value of 2,190 francs.

The night before he had taken several glasses of iced orgeat in the open air.

Blan was in the act of handing a glass of orgeat to his wife.

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