"aqua" meaning in English

See aqua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈækwə/, /ˈɑːkwə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aqua.wav Forms: more aqua [comparative], most aqua [superlative]
Rhymes: -ækwə, -ɑːkwə Etymology: From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|h₂ékʷeh₂}}, {{inh|en|enm|aqua|t=water}} Middle English aqua (“water”), {{der|en|la|aqua}} Latin aqua, {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin, {{doublet|en|ea|Eau|eau|yeo}} Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo Head templates: {{en-adj}} aqua (comparative more aqua, superlative most aqua)
  1. Of a greenish-blue colour. Categories (topical): Blues, Colors, Greens Synonyms: aquamarine

Noun

IPA: /ˈækwə/, /ˈɑːkwə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aqua.wav Forms: aquas [plural], aquae [plural]
Rhymes: -ækwə, -ɑːkwə Etymology: From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|h₂ékʷeh₂}}, {{inh|en|enm|aqua|t=water}} Middle English aqua (“water”), {{der|en|la|aqua}} Latin aqua, {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin, {{doublet|en|ea|Eau|eau|yeo}} Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|aquae}} aqua (countable and uncountable, plural aquas or aquae)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) The compound water. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds Synonyms (water): water
    Sense id: en-aqua-en-noun-KRfA47e3 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'water': 100 0
  2. A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aquamarine
    Sense id: en-aqua-en-noun-jrejxzMA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 12 13 66 2 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 71 1 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aqua fortis, aqua regia

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "rhymes": "-ækwə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːkwə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "water",
      "word": "water"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aqua"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ékʷeh₂",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ækwə",
    "Rhymes:English/ækwə/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑːkwə",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑːkwə/2 syllables",
    "en:Blues",
    "en:Colors",
    "en:Greens"
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    {
      "word": "aqua aerobics"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua ammonia"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua ammoniae"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua aura"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquabib"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua bike"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquabis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquabob"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquacade"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquacise"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquacrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquaculture"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquaculturist"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquadynamic"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquaerobics"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquaholic"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua jogging"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqualite"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqualung"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquamarine"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquamation"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua mirabilis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquanaut"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquaphobia"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquaplane"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua pumpaginis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua regis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquatecture"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aquaterra"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua Tofana"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua vitæ"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqua walking"
    },
    {
      "word": "aqueous"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquiculture"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquifer"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquitard"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexaaqua"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexaaquaaluminium"
    },
    {
      "word": "methaqualone"
    },
    {
      "word": "octaqua"
    },
    {
      "word": "subaqua"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetraqua"
    }
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        "1": "ine-pro"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "aqua"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ea",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "more aqua",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most aqua",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "Alice blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "aquamarine"
    },
    {
      "word": "azure"
    },
    {
      "word": "baby blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "beryl"
    },
    {
      "word": "bice"
    },
    {
      "word": "bice blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "blueberry"
    },
    {
      "word": "blue green"
    },
    {
      "word": "blue violet"
    },
    {
      "word": "cadet blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cambridge blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "cerulean"
    },
    {
      "word": "cobalt blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "Copenhagen blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornflower blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyan"
    },
    {
      "word": "dark blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dodger blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "duck-egg blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "eggshell blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "electric blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "gentian blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "ice blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapis lazuli"
    },
    {
      "word": "light blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "lovat"
    },
    {
      "word": "mazarine"
    },
    {
      "word": "midnight blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "navy"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nile blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oxford blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "peacock blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "petrol blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "powder blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prussian blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "robin's-egg blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "royal blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "sapphire"
    },
    {
      "word": "saxe blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "sky blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "slate blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "teal"
    },
    {
      "word": "turquoise"
    },
    {
      "word": "ultramarine"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wedgwood blue"
    },
    {
      "word": "zaffre"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of a greenish-blue colour."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aquamarine"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈækwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːkwə/"
    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ækwə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːkwə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aqua"
}

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