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rosewater

/ˈroʊzˌwɔtər/ /ˈroʊzˌwɑtər/

Meanings
noun
A liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water, used as a coloring agent and flavoring ingredient in certain foods.

Examples :

"My grandmother adds a splash of rosewater to her rice pudding for a delicate floral flavor. "
food drink substance material chemistry

Related Words

Illustration steeping

steeping verb

/ˈstiːpɪŋ/

(middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.

"The tea is steeping."

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration flavoring

flavoring verb

/ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈfleɪvərɪn/

To add flavoring to something.

"To make the stew more flavorful, I'll flavoring it with some oregano. "

Illustration splash

splash noun

/splæʃ/

The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

"I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond."

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produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

Illustration delicate

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

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petals noun

/ˈpɛtəlz/ /ˈpɛdl̩z/

One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

"The wind scattered the rose's pink petals across the garden path. "

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liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

Illustration coloring

coloring verb

/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ /ˈkʌlɚɪŋ/

To give something color.

"We could color the walls red."

Illustration pudding

pudding noun

/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

"For dessert, my grandmother made a delicious custard pudding. "

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certain noun

/ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɜːtn̩/

(with "the") Something certain.

"The certain success of the project was a relief to the team. "

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ingredient noun

/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

"The main ingredient in Grandma's famous chocolate chip cookies is butter. "