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Orange-flower water

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Can anyone tell what “orange-flower water” is? 2009-07-03 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.114.155.69 (talk) 14:21, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably, water that has been flavored with orange blossoms -- that is, the flowers of the orange tree. --Thnidu (talk) 02:13, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When I first read the word I assumed that it was something like elder-flower squash but made with orange flowers instead. What I wondered was if someone who really knows could tell.

2009-07-29 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

Pronunciation

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The article says "OHR-ZHA".
Isn't it more like "OHR-JHA"?
I mean, is there really a z sound in it? I've never heard anyone say it, but I'd be really surprised if "-geat" was pronounced with a z sound.--Tyranny Sue (talk) 08:39, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

French pronunciation

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Does anyone how to pronounce “orgeat” in French? If so please describe the pronunciation with the International Phonetic Alphabet. I have checked the French version of this article but it did not contain any instruction of how to pronounce the headword.

2009-08-04 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden

The likely French pronunciation would be "OHR-ZHA", with the stress on the 2nd syllable. In French, the 't' would be silent, and the 'e' makes the 'g' soft.
The 'zh' represents the ʒ sound in French je or English leisure.
Varlaam (talk) 08:06, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
So, from the article, we have /ɔrˈʒɑː/ or /ˈɔrdʒiːət/.
The first one reads, "OHR-ZHA", with the stress on the 2nd syllable, and an extended 'a'.
Varlaam (talk)

Almonds

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Wait, are there or aren't there almonds? The first line and the only section are at odds — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.191.129.142 (talk) 22:39, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The drink was originally made from barley. But in its relatively modern form its main ingredient is sweet almonds.

2012-08-01 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

Orgeat sirup as a means of homicide

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Forshufvud and Weider observed that Napoleon had attempted to quench abnormal thirst by drinking large amounts of orgeat syrup that contained cyanide compounds in the almonds used for flavouring. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.84.219.128 (talk) 19:15, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, they did. However, it was the combination of this drink and calomel which eventually took his life. My description of the events behind his death can be found here.

2015-12-31 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.114.144.9 (talk) 19:11, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]