お冷ひや

noun

cold drinking water; glass of cold water

Polite term used mainly in restaurants or when asking for cold water. Often served as a complimentary drink.

• すみません、お冷ひやをください。

  Excuse me, could I have some cold water, please?

• お冷ひやのおかわりはいかがですか。

  Would you like a refill of cold water?

noun

cold boiled rice

Rare, old-fashioned term for cold cooked rice. Modern Japanese usually uses 冷やご飯 or 冷ご飯.

• 昔むかしはお冷ひやに漬つけ物ものだけの昼ちゅう食しょくもあった。

  In the old days, lunch was sometimes just cold rice with pickles.