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acequia
a·ce·qui·a A0048800 (ə-sā′kē-ə)n. Southwestern US An irrigation canal. [Spanish, from Arabic as-sāqiya : al-, the + sāqiya, irrigation ditch, feminine active participle of saqā, to give to drink; see šqy in Semitic roots.]acequia (əˈseɪkjə; əˈseɪkɪə) na ditch for irrigationa•ce•qui•a (əˈseɪ ki ə) n., pl. -qui•as. Southwestern U.S. an irrigation ditch. [1835–45, Amer.; < Sp < Arabic al-sāqiyah the irrigation ditch] |