água

See also: agua, aguá, and aguà

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡwɐ/ [ˈa.ɣwɐ]

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  • Rhymes: -aɡwɐ
  • Hyphenation: á‧gua

Etymology 1

    From Old Galician-Portuguese agua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Galician auga, Spanish agua, Catalan aigua, Occitan aiga, French eau, Italian acqua and Romanian apă.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    água f (countable and uncountable, plural águas)

    1. (uncountable) water (H₂O)
    2. (countable) water (a serving of water)
      Queria uma água, se faz favor. ― I would like a glass / bottle of water, please.
      Onde é que está a minha água? ― Where's my bottle of water?
    3. (in the plural) water (water in a body)
    4. (in the plural) rain
      • 1972, Antônio Carlos Jobim, “Águas de Março”:
        São as águas de março / Fechando o verão / É a promessa de vida / No teu coração
        It's the rain of March / Ending the Summer / It's the promise of life / In your heart
    5. a combination of water and other substance(s)
      1. food-grade essential oils, diluted in water or alcohol
        água de rosas ― rose water
      2. (Portugal, in the plural) water (amniotic fluid)
        Rebentaram-se-me as águas. ― My water broke.
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Angolar: awa
    • Annobonese: aua
    • Guinea-Bissau Creole: iagu
    • Indo-Portuguese: ag
    • Kabuverdianu: agu
    • Korlai Creole Portuguese: ag
    • Kristang: agu
    • Macanese: águ
    • Papiamentu: awa
    • Principense: awa
    • Sãotomense: awa

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    água

    1. inflection of aguar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

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