Acequia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈseɪkɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acequia is a noun meaning An irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US.
Meaning
An irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US.
Example Sentences
Las Vegas—“The Meadows” in Spanish—was a hodgepodge of adobe houses, set among rustling cornfields irrigated by a muddy acequia that seeped from the Gallinas River.
Word Forms
- acequias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ditch, arroyo, guelta, drove, wash, fosse.
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