horchata
Spanish, noun/oɾˈt͡ʃata/
horchata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “horchata (sweet beverage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bebida que se hace de almendras, pepitas de sandía o melón, calabaza y otras, todo machacado y exprimido con…”.
What does horchata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehorchata (sweet beverage)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bebida que se hace de almendras, pepitas de sandía o melón, calabaza y otras, todo machacado y exprimido con agua y sazonado con azúcar. También se hace solo de almendras, de chufas u otras sustancias análogas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of horchata
- horchatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horchata?
- /oɾˈt͡ʃata/
- [oɾˈt͡ʃa.t̪a]
- [oɾˈt͡ʃat̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horchata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horchata in Spanish?
horchata appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).