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Hungary water

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: unkarinvesi — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • French: eau de la Reine de Hongrie — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • German: ungarisch Wasser — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • German: Ungarisch Wasser — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • Hungarian: királynévíz — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • Hungarian: magyar víz — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • Italian: acqua della Regina — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • Swedish: ungerskt vatten — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol
  • Ottoman Turkish: قرال صویی (kral suyu) — rosemary, camomile or later lavender in alcohol