aqua

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A light blue-green colour, similar to turquoise.

   She painted the bathroom walls a soft aqua.

2. 2
   adj

   Of a light blue-green colour.

   He wore an aqua shirt that matched the sea.

From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

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