"horchata" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /(h)ɔːɹˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ Forms: horchatas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish horchata, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *hordeata (“(drink, food) made of barley”), from hordeum (“barley”), either via Catalan/Valencian orxata (possibly via a Mozarabic source), or via Italian orzata. Also cognate to English and French orgeat (“almond syrup”) and Surinamese Dutch orgeade. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|horchata}} Spanish horchata, {{der|en|VL.|*hordeata||(drink, food) made of barley}} Vulgar Latin *hordeata (“(drink, food) made of barley”), {{der|en|ca|-}} Catalan, {{der|en|ca-val|orxata}} Valencian orxata, {{der|en|mxi|-}} Mozarabic, {{der|en|it|orzata}} Italian orzata, {{dbt|en|orgeat|notext=1|t1=almond syrup}} orgeat (“almond syrup”), {{cog|nl|orgeade}} Dutch orgeade Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} horchata (countable and uncountable, plural horchatas)
  1. A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Plant milk Translations (sweet beverage): orxata [feminine] (Catalan), horchata [feminine] (French), オルチャータ (Japanese), horchata [feminine] (Spanish)

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