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orgeat

Pronunciation: /ˈɔrʒɑːt/

The English word “orgeat” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange-flower water.

Etymology

From French orgeat, derived from orge (“barley”), from Latin hordeum. Doublet of horchata and orzo. Cognate to Surinamese Dutch orgeade.

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