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agua fresca

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[ahg-wuh fres-kuh] / ˈɑg wə ˈfrɛs kə /

noun

aguas frescas plural
  1. a refreshing chilled drink made with water and fruit, seeds, flowers, or grains, usually sweetened.


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So wherever you are in the world, that bright red drink you spy is quite likely some sibling, cousin or progenitor of that zesty agua fresca that came bundled with your tacos at lunch.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

She sometimes works with her son-in-law, Al Guillen, who on a recent night served agua fresca.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2019

Wash all of it down with some watermelon agua fresca, a Mexican refresher that is pure Boyle Heights but somehow goes well with pretty much everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2019

Try ZuMora cucumber mint agua fresca, or GoLive probiotic water in cucumber melon.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2018

Velazquez painted the familiar figure of the water-seller, who is to be seen to-day in the calles of Seville, crying agua fresca.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

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