acequia

acequia Definition

☆ ace·quia (ə sā′kē ə)

noun

in the Southwest, an irrigation canal

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

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