Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbados water

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: bar-ba-dos wa-ter
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cordial flavoured with orange- and lemon-peel.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[H]e had provided vast quantities of strong beer, flip, rumbo, and burnt brandy, with plenty of Barbadoes water for the ladies […]."
"Drank desperately a good deal of wine and, to crown all, half a pint of Barbados waters."

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Questions

What does barbados water mean?: A cordial flavoured with orange- and lemon-peel.

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