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aqua

  • noun
  • ăk'wə

The compound water.

Other meanings

  1. A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.

Synonyms

  • greenish blue
  • turquoise
  • cobalt blue
  • peacock blue

Related words

  • aqua anisi
  • aqua fortis
  • aqua regia

Word history

From Latin "aqua".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “aqua” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.