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cold water; room-temperature (unwarmed) sake
A short word for something served cold or unheated. Refers to cold water (especially お冷や at a restaurant) or to sake served at room temperature rather than warmed.
A noun from the verb 冷やす (to cool). It refers to something served cold or unwarmed, and has two everyday uses.
Functions
- お冷や: a glass of cold water, especially the free water served at a restaurant
- 冷や: sake drunk at room temperature (or chilled), as opposed to heated sake