rosewater

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/ˈɹəʊzˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounrosewater (usually uncountable, plural rosewaters)

plural rosewaters

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

Origin

From rose + water.

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Translations

Arabic مَاء وَرْد
  • مَاء وَرْد (māʔ ward)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Catalan aigua-ros, aigua de roses
  • aigua-rosa liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
  • aigua de rosesa liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Chinese 玫瑰香水
  • 玫瑰香水 (méigui xiāngshuǐ)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Danish rosenvand
  • rosenvanda liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Finnish ruusuvesi
  • ruusuvesia liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
French eau de rose
  • eau de rosea liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
German Rosenwasser
  • Rosenwassera liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Greek ροδόνερο
  • ροδόνερο (rodónero)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Hebrew מי ורדים
  • מי ורדיםa liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Hindi गुलाब
  • गुलाब (gulāb)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Hungarian rózsavíz
  • rózsavíza liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Italian acqua di rose
  • acqua di rosea liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Japanese バラ水
  • バラ水 (baramizu)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Korean 장미수
  • 장미수 (jangmisu)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Malay air mawar
  • air mawara liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Persian گلاب
  • گلاب (golâb)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Portuguese água de rosas
  • água de rosasa liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Punjabi ਗੁਲਾਬ
  • ਗੁਲਾਬ (gulāb)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Russian ро́зовая вода́
  • ро́зовая вода́ (rózovaja vodá)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Spanish agua de rosas
  • agua de rosasa liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Swedish rosenvatten
  • rosenvattena liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Tamil பன்னீர்
  • பன்னீர் (paṉṉīr)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Turkish gül suyu
  • gül suyua liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Ukrainian трояндова вода
  • трояндова вода (trojandova voda)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Urdu گلاب
  • گلاب (gulāb)a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Welsh dŵr rhosod
  • dŵr rhosoda liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
Cite this entry
APA

rosewater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosewater

MLA

“rosewater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosewater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rosewater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosewater.

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