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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barley water

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ley wa-ter
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft drink made by boiling pearl barley with water, and adding flavouring and sugar.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A decoction of barley used as a nutritive and demulcent.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

barley waters (plural) barley-water (alternative)

Questions

What does barley water mean?
A soft drink made by boiling pearl barley with water, and adding flavouring and sugar.

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