Meanings
nounorangeat (countable and uncountable, plural orangeats)
plural orangeats
- countableobsoleteuncountableCandied orange peel.
- countablerareuncountableperhaps archaicOrangeade (a drink).
In the shadow of a potted palm, Tavy sipped her glass of orangeat, wishing it were black tea.
2011, Katharine Ashe, In the Arms of a Marquess, page 24
Origin
From French, from orange.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Orangeat
- Orangeatcandied orange peel
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orangeat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangeat.
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