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a·ce·qui·a

(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.]

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acequia

(əˈseɪkjə; əˈseɪkɪə)

a ditch for irrigation

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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]

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