aqua
[ ak-wuh, ah-kwuh ]
/ ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə /
noun, plural aq·uae [ak-wee, ah-kwee] /ˈæk wi, ˈɑ kwi/, aq·uas.
adjective
having the color aqua.
Origin of aqua
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: water
Words nearby aqua
aq. dest.,
aq. ferv.,
aqaba,
aqmola,
aqtöbe,
aqua,
aqua ammoniae,
aqua fortis,
aqua pura,
aqua regia,
aqua vitae
Definition for aqua (2 of 2)
Origin of aqua-
probably orig. attributive use of
aqua, or generalized from words in which it is etymologically the head noun of a phrase, as
aquamarine,
aquatint
Example sentences from the Web for aqua
British Dictionary definitions for aqua
aqua
/ (ˈækwə) /
noun plural aquae (ˈækwiː) or aquas
water: used in compound names of certain liquid substances (as in aqua regia) or solutions of substances in water (as in aqua ammoniae), esp in the names of pharmacological solutions
adjective
short for aquamarine (def. 2)
Word Origin for aqua
Latin: water