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aqua (aq.) water: aqua fortis: strong water: Refers to nitric acid, thus called because of its ability to dissolve all materials except gold and platinum aqua pura: pure water: Or, "clear water" or "clean water" aqua regia: royal water: Refers to a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, thus called because of its ability to dissolve gold ...
The word is a compound of the Iberian languages' words for "water" (agua in Castilian; aigua in Catalan; ... The word "orujo" is Spanish and not Galician, but is used ...
Aqua is the Latin word for water. As such, it is often used in many words which relate to water, such as aquatic life. In English, it may also refer to: Arts
Agua means water in Spanish. Agua may also refer to: Places. Agua de Dios (God's water), a municipality in Colombia; Volcán de Agua, a stratovolcano located in ...
Sometimes in the Spanish language they are called Acequias. Rills are also used for aesthetic purposes in landscape design. Rills are used as narrow channels of water inset into the pavement of a garden, as linear water features, and often tiled and part of a fountain design.
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.
Aguas frescas could lead to confusion in some Spanish speaking countries, as they may refer to bottled soft drinks. In Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panamá soft drinks are referred to as " frescos " (short for refresco ), which in Mexico means soft drinks and in Nicaragua means aguas frescas.
The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.