Acequia Definition
(used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly agriculture) An acequia, an irrigation ditch.
Origin of Acequia
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Spanish from Arabic as-sāqiya al- the sāqiya irrigation ditch feminine active participle of saqā to give to drink šqy in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Spanish; ultimately from Classical Arabic verb سقى (saqā, “to irrigate”).
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