agua

/ˈaɡwa/ · A1 · noun · f

water

agua — water

💧 agua → aqua: same Latin root as aquarium and aquatic

Spanish agua comes from Latin aqua, with the hard c/q softened to g. English kept the Latin form in aquarium, aquatic and aqueduct. Note: it is feminine but takes el in the singular (el agua) because of the stressed opening a.

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