orxata

The term derives from a Vulgar Latin *hordeata, from Latin hordeum, although the exact history of the word is disputed: some see it as originating in the Valencian dialect (and making its way into Spanish (horchata) possibly via a Mozarabic source), but the word was only attested in Catalan around the 17th or 18th century, which makes this problematic. An alternatively etymology has the Catalan word borrowed from the Spanish horchata, itself perhaps taken from the Italian orzata[1].

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /oɾˈʃa.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /urˈʃa.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /oɾˈt͡ʃa.ta/

orxata f (plural orxates)

1. horchata (a sweet beverage)

• orxateria

• ordi

• “orxata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.