agua de cangrejo
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “crab water”, because infusions of crab in water are deemed dilute or not thick.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌaɡwa de kanˈɡɾexo/ [ˌa.ɣ̞wa ð̞e kãŋˈɡɾe.xo]
Syllabification: a‧gua de can‧gre‧jo
=== Noun ===
agua de cangrejo m
(colloquial, El Salvador) dilute, weak, thin coffee
=== Further reading ===
“agua de cangrejo”, 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
“cangrejo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010