orgeat

American  

[awr-zhat, awr-zha] / ˈɔr ʒæt, ɔrˈʒa /

noun

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

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orgeat British  

/ ˈɔːʒɑː, ɔrʒa /

noun

1. a drink made from barley or almonds, and orange flower water

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Etymology

Origin of orgeat

1745–55; < French < Provençal orjat, derivative of orge barley < Latin hordeum

Example Sentences

During this era, orgeat is often made partially from bitter almonds, which contain cyanide.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

This spiced version features a homemade pecan and tea orgeat.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2022

Like orgeat, falernum and other secret potions of the early tiki titans, allspice dram is one of the ingredients that takes tiki to flavor profiles beyond rum-laced sugar and fruit.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2017

It contains an ounce of Angostura bitters, an ingredient usually used in dashes, and a full ounce of orgeat, the almond syrup best known as a necessary working part in a mai tai.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2016

Here were parties supping substantially, dancers drinking orgeat and lemonade, and little knots of tradesmen and mechanics sipping beer ridiculously out of wine-glasses to an accompaniment of cakes and sweet-biscuits.

From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford