# aqua

Pronunciation: say "AK-wuh" /ˈækwə/

## Noun

1. A shade of color, usually a blend of blue and green much like turquoise.
   - Simple: A color that is usually a mix of blue and green, a lot like turquoise.
   - _The designer filled the hotel lobby with soft aquas and warm grays._
   - _Her dress was a bright aqua, somewhere between sky blue and green._
4. Water considered as a chemical compound, H₂O.
   - Simple: Water, thought of as a chemical substance.
   - _She turned the shampoo bottle over and saw that the first ingredient, aqua, was just water._
   - _Check the back of almost any shampoo bottle and you will see aqua listed first, since water is its main ingredient._

## Adjective

2. Having a greenish-blue color.
   - Simple: Having a blue-green color.
   - _The kitchen has aqua cabinets and white marble countertops._
   - _An aqua convertible from the 1950s was parked outside the diner._
3. Done in water, especially in a swimming pool; used before a noun that names an exercise, therapy, or leisure activity.
   - Simple: Done in water, usually in a pool, used before words for exercise, therapy or fun activities.
   - _After her knee surgery, the doctor recommended aqua therapy twice a week._
   - _The community center added aqua jogging and aqua Zumba to its summer schedule._

## Origin

Latin aqua ("water") was borrowed into Middle English as aqua. It may also have been taken straight from Latin as a learned word. Ea, eau, and yeo are doublets.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/aqua (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).