agua
1 Americannoun
noun
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aguas
plural
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Etymology
Origin of agua1
From Latin aqua "water"
Origin of agua2
First recorded in 1830–35; from New Latin Bufo agua, an early scientific name for the cane toad (Rhinella marina), with agua shortened from aguaquaquan, an early name of this toad
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Standouts include the carnitas tacos and tamarind agua fresca at El Taco Torro, creative pies at Pizza Luna, house-smoked barbecue from Rollin Nolen’s BBQ, and Indian and Nepalese street food from Momo Dosa.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Amid brightly colored stands selling spices, candies and imitation Labubus in all shades, the mono-monikered actor Tonatiuh sips on a hibiscus agua fresca at El Mercadito in Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Live Más Café’s menu items include specialty drinks like Coffee and Churro Chillers, agua frescas, coffees and other cult-favorite foods.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
In the days since, the grilled-meat stands and jugs of agua fresca have been replaced with protest signs.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Most of the barrio’s women had put in some time dusting, washing the floors and walls, sprinkling agua florida all over, positioning wreaths, bathing Don Berto and laying him out in his box.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
The trio sells hot dogs and aguas frescas off the historic LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, next to the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
A vendor sells aguas frescas, Takis and other Mexican snacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
But if you’re at a Latin American taqueria, it’s probably that most ubiquitous of aguas frescas, agua de Jamaica, gleaming from a plastic drink dispenser on the edge of the counter.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
This grocery-restaurant has all kinds of appetizers, tacos, tostadas, tortas, cemitas including tongue and salted beef, cochinita, enchiladas, mole poblano, and aguas frescas and soft drinks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
We stopped in Allende for some aguas frescas at a puesticito, but other than that, we stayed on the road.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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