aqua C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈkwɑ/ UK /ˈækwə/ See IPA manual Freq #18539 Meanings 1 noun A light blue-green colour, similar to turquoise. She painted the bathroom walls a soft aqua. 2 adj Of a light blue-green colour. He wore an aqua shirt that matched the sea. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a light blue-green colour,... aquamarinegreenish blue 2 adj · of a light blue-green colour. aquamarine Word family Forms aquaeaquas Etymology AI details From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo. aqua Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aqua **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /əˈkwɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈækwə/ **Frequency rank:** 18539 ## Meanings 1. A light blue-green colour, similar to turquoise. 2. Of a light blue-green colour. ## Examples - She painted the bathroom walls a soft aqua. - He wore an aqua shirt that matched the sea. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aqua ## Etymology From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo. ## AI Etymology Aqua is from Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo. In present-day use, it can mean a light blue-green colour, similar to turquoise, or of a light blue-green colour. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown