acequia

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish acequia, from Arabic الساقیة (“water conduit”), ultimately from Classical Arabic سَقَى (saqā, “to irrigate”). Doublet of sakia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈseɪkɪə/, /əˈseɪkjə/ === Noun === acequia (plural acequias) An irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== acequia madre == Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic السَّاقِيَة (as-sāqiya, “the ditch”), from سَقَى (saqā, “to water”), through Andalusian Arabic. Compare Catalan séquia and Sicilian saja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈθekja/ [aˈθe.kja] (Spain) IPA(key): /aˈsekja/ [aˈse.kja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ekja Syllabification: a‧ce‧quia === Noun === acequia f (plural acequias) (agriculture) irrigation ditch Synonyms: apante (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua), zanja, canal ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “acequia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025