English

Jar of horchata (white)

Noun

horchata ‎(plural horchatas)

1. a sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds, water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk

Translations

References

1. ↑ Lobscouse & Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels : Grossman, Anne Chotzinoff; Thomas, Lisa Grossman ISBN 0393045595

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan (Valencian dialect) orxata, from ordiata, ordi ‎(“barley”) + -ata ‎(“-ate, of, made from”), from Latin *hordeata, from hordeum ‎(“barley”).

Noun

horchata f ‎(plural horchatas)

1. horchata

See also

• agua fresca