Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rose water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: rose wa-ter
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The water-soluble portion of the distillate of rose petals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

This substance dissolved in water and used as an ingredient in food or beverages, a perfume, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

rose waters (plural)

Phrases

rose-water

Questions

What does rose water mean?: The water-soluble portion of the distillate of rose petals.

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