Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drink made of ground chufa, rice, or almonds combined with water, sweetened with sugar, and often flavored with cinnamon, usually served cold.
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- noun a sweet
beverage variously made withrice ,chufa or morro seeds,water ,sugar , andcinnamon , and sometimes withmilk
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Orgeat also became the Spanish word horchata, which gradually evolved from a barley drink to a drink made with either rice or the chufa or tiger “nut” p.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Orgeat also became the Spanish word horchata, which gradually evolved from a barley drink to a drink made with either rice or the chufa or tiger “nut” p.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Add the remaining cold water gradually until the horchata is the consistency of a not-too-heavy cream soup (use a little more if desired).
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However, their horchata is bland and has no rice or really anything else to it. god bless Muhammed Rahman and god bless America!
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In some areas, horchata is made with dried melon seeds instead of rice.
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In some areas, horchata is made with dried melon seeds instead of rice.
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Turpen for pity sakes ... horchata is a sweetened, cinnamon-flavored rice drink.
a question 2002
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Turpen for pity sakes ... horchata is a sweetened, cinnamon-flavored rice drink.
a question 2002
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Turpen for pity sakes ... horchata is a sweetened, cinnamon-flavored rice drink.
a question 2002
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Turpen for pity sakes ... horchata is a sweetened, cinnamon-flavored rice drink.
a question 2002
chained_bear commented on the word horchata
"'...we were walking to the village to drink horchata when we met Dr von Liebig. I asked him to join us.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral, 41
March 19, 2008