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água

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See also: agua, aguá, and aguà

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Água

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese agua (water), from Latin aqua (water), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (water). Cognate with Galician auga, Spanish agua, Catalan aigua, Occitan aiga, French eau, Italian acqua and Romanian apă.

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    água f (countable and uncountable, plural águas)

    1. (uncountable) water (H₂O)
    2. (countable) water (a serving of water)
      Queria uma água, se faz favor.I would like a glass / bottle of water, please.
      Onde é que está a minha água?Where's my bottle of water?
    3. (in the plural) water (water in a body)
    4. (in the plural) rain
      • 1972, Antônio Carlos Jobim, “Águas de Março”:
        São as águas de março / Fechando o verão / É a promessa de vida / No teu coração
        It's the rain of March / Ending the Summer / It's the promise of life / In your heart
    5. a combination of water and other substance(s)
      1. food-grade essential oils, diluted in water or alcohol
        água de rosasrose water
      2. (Portugal, in the plural) water (amniotic fluid)
        Rebentaram-se-me as águas.My water broke.
    Derived terms
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    Descendants
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    • Angolar: awa
    • Annobonese: aua
    • Guinea-Bissau Creole: iagu
    • Indo-Portuguese: ag
    • Kabuverdianu: agu
    • Korlai Creole Portuguese: ag
    • Kristang: agu
    • Macanese: águ
    • Papiamentu: awa
    • Principense: awa
    • Sãotomense: awa

    Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

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      água

      1. inflection of aguar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Further reading

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