acqua alta
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acqua alta
- /ˌækwə ˈæltə/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian acqua alta (literally “high water”).
noun
- A phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.
Translations
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noun regular flooding in Venice
| Español | acqua alta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아쿠아 알타 akua alta |
| 日本語 | アックア・アルタ akkua aruta, アクア・アルタ akua aruta |
| Português | acqua alta |
| Français | acqua alta |
| Deutsch | Acqua alta, Hochwasser |
| Italiano | acqua alta |
| Ελληνικά | άκουα άλτα ákoua álta, παλίρροια palírroia |
| Русский | наводне́ние navodnénije, наводне́ние в Вене́ции navodnénije v Venécii |
| العربية | أَكّْوَا أَلْتَا ʔakkwā ʔaltā |
| עברית | אַקְוָה אַלטָה ákva álta |
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title = {acqua alta},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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