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aqua

/ˈækwə/ US, UK
/ˈɑːkwə/ US, UK
/əˈkwɑ/ South Asia

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From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

noun aquas · aquae

countable, uncountable Water (as a compound).
Similar: water
countable, uncountable A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise. Ms. Rockburne, with help from a team of artists, is working on a gargantuan mural of deep blues, shimmering aquas and luminous gold leaf that is headed for the American Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.
Similar: cyan

adjective more aqua · most aqua

Of a greenish-blue colour.
Similar: aquamarine

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Closest in meaning: cobalt blue, turquoise, aquamarine, peacock blue, greenish blue, water, cyan, blue-green, diving, village, hydrate, aqua vitae, aqua fortis, hydroxic acid, hydroxylic acid, hydrohydroxic acid

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@misc{aqua_2026,
  title = {aqua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aqua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}