First Known Use: 1754
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orgeat
noun or·geat \ˈȯr-ˌzhä(t)\
Definition of ORGEAT
: a sweet almond-flavored nonalcoholic syrup used as a cocktail ingredient or food flavoring
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Origin of ORGEAT
French, from Middle French, from orge barley, from Latin hordeum; akin to Old High German gersta barley
Rhymes with ORGEAT
aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, fellah, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, markka, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, oompah, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, sangfroid, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, tola, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla
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