acequia

(ə sā′kē ə)

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noun

in the Southwest, an irrigation canal

Origin: Sp < Ar as-sāqiya < al-sāqiya, fem. prp. of saqā, to give to drink, irrigate

See acequia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Southwestern U.S.

An irrigation canal.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Arabic as-sāqiya

Origin: : al-, the

Origin: + sāqiya, irrigation ditch

Origin: , feminine active participle of saqā, to give to drink; see šqy in Semitic roots

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