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prettygoodwordorgeat (AWR-zhat, awr-ZHA) - n., a sweet syrup flavored with almonds and orange blossoms, used in cocktails and food.
Including specifically, again, mai tais. Originally orgeat was flavored with barley instead of almonds, which explains the etymology: from (around 1750) French (no surprise given the pronunciation), from Middle French, from Provençal/Old Occitan orjat, from ordi/orge, barley, from Latin hordeum, barley -- which last (TIL) also gave us (via Catalan orxata) the drink horchata (also no longer made with barley) and (via Italian) the pasta orzo (which only looks like barley). (More brackets for the heck of it.)
---L.
Including specifically, again, mai tais. Originally orgeat was flavored with barley instead of almonds, which explains the etymology: from (around 1750) French (no surprise given the pronunciation), from Middle French, from Provençal/Old Occitan orjat, from ordi/orge, barley, from Latin hordeum, barley -- which last (TIL) also gave us (via Catalan orxata) the drink horchata (also no longer made with barley) and (via Italian) the pasta orzo (which only looks like barley). (More brackets for the heck of it.)
---L.
