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rosewater

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

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  • /ˈɹəʊzˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From rose + water.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَاء وَرْد (māʔ ward) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Arabic: ما ورد (mā ward) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Azerbaijani: gülab — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Burmese: နှင်းရည် (hnang:rany) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Catalan: aigua-ros — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Catalan: aigua de roses — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Chinese: 玫瑰香水 (méigui xiāngshuǐ) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Danish: rosenvand — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Finnish: ruusuvesi — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • French: eau de rose — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • German: Rosenwasser — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Greek: ροδόνερο (rodónero) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Hebrew: מי ורדים — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Hindi: गुलाब (gulāb) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Hungarian: rózsavíz — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Italian: acqua di rose — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Japanese: バラ水 (baramizu) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Korean: 장미수 (jangmisu) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Central Kurdish: گوڵاو (gullaw) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Northern Kurdish: gulav — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Malay: air mawar — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Marathi: गुलाबपाणी (gulābpāṇī) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Persian: گلاب (golâb) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Portuguese: água de rosas — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Punjabi: ਗੁਲਾਬ (gulāb) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Russian: ро́зовая вода́ (rózovaja vodá) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Spanish: agua de rosas — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Swedish: rosenvatten — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Tamil: பன்னீர் (paṉṉīr) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Telugu: పన్నీరు (pannīru) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Turkish: gül suyu — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Ottoman Turkish: گلاب (gülab) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Ukrainian: трояндова вода (trojandova voda) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Urdu: گلاب (gulāb) — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • Welsh: dŵr rhosod — a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water