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acequia.

irrigation ditch

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈθekja/[aˈθe.kja]/aˈsekja/[aˈse.kja]
  1. irrigation ditch

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic السَّاقِيَة (as-sāqiya, “the ditch”), from سَقَى (saqā, “to water”), through Andalusian Arabic. Compare Catalan séquia and Sicilian saja.

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