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 irrigation

a•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]