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água

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See also: agua, aguá, and aguà

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

água f (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 rosas ― rose water
    2. (Portugal, in the plural) water (amniotic fluid)
      Rebentaram-se-me as águas. ― My water broke.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • 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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

água

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