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
The agua fresca was more cloying than refreshing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
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
Now every time Mami enters my room she sprays agua de violetas, violet cologne, all over me and mutters, “¡Quépeste!”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
Among them they organized cundinas — a savings group — and sold tacos, aguas frescas and trinkets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Stateside, a TikTok user was justifiably raked over the coals for attempting to rebrand aguas frescas as “spa water.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 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 usually get ice cream or aguas frescas from the town square and then take a “tour” of Los Ojos, even though I’ve been here before.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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