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hungary water

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
hun-gary wa-ter
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of various early modern perfumes and elixirs made of rosemary, camomile or later lavender infused in various alcohols.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ellipsis of Queen of Hungary's water, possibly a calque of French Eau de la Reine de Hongrie, after its supposed origin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hungary waters (plural) Hungary-water (alternative) Hungry-water (alternative, obsolete) Hungry water (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does hungary water mean?
One of various early modern perfumes and elixirs made of rosemary, camomile or later lavender infused in various alcohols.
Where does hungary water come from?
Ellipsis of Queen of Hungary's water, possibly a calque of French Eau de la Reine de Hongrie, after its supposed origin.

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