Aguada

/ɑːɡwˈɑːdə/ noun

Definition

A watering place or source of fresh water, especially in arid regions; a stock pond or waterhole.

Etymology

From Spanish 'agua' (water) plus -ada (a place characterized by something), used in Spanish-speaking regions to describe essential water sources in dry lands.

Kelly Says

In the American Southwest and Spanish colonial territories, knowing where the aguadas were could mean survival—these hidden water sources determined where settlements could exist in deserts, making them crucial to early maps and exploration.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አጉዋዳ
ah-gwa-dah
ARالعربية
أ aguada
ah-gwa-dah
BNবাংলা
অ্যাগুয়াদা
ah-gwa-dah
CACatalà
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
CSČeština
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
DADansk
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
DEDeutsch
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
ELΕλληνικά
αγοῦδα
ah-goo-dah
ESEspañol
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
FAفارسی
آگوادا
ah-gwa-dah
FISuomi
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
FRFrançais
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
GUGU
આગુઆડા
ah-gwa-dah
HAHA
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
HEעברית
אגואדה
ah-gwa-dah
HIहिन्दी
अगुआडा
ah-gwa-dah
HUMagyar
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
IDBahasa Indonesia
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
IGIG
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
ITItaliano
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
JA日本語
アグア
a-gwa
KKKK
агуада
ah-gwa-dah
KMKM
អាគួដា
ah-gwa-dah
KO한국어
아구아다
a-gwa-dah
MRMR
अगुआडा
ah-gwa-dah
MSBahasa Melayu
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
MYမြန်မာ
အာဂွာဒါ
ah-gwa-dah
NLNederlands
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
NONorsk
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
PAPA
ਅਗੁਆਦਾ
ah-gwa-dah
PLPolski
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
PTPortuguês
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
RORomână
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
RUРусский
агуада
ah-gwa-dah
SVSvenska
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
SWKiswahili
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
TAதமிழ்
ஆகுவா
ah-goo-wah
TEతెలుగు
ఆగువా
ah-goo-wah
THไทย
อากัวดา
ah-gwa-dah
TLTL
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
TRTürkçe
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
UKУкраїнська
агуада
ah-gwa-dah
URاردو
آگوادا
ah-gwa-dah
VITiếng Việt
nguồn nước
ngoo-on-noh-kweh
YOYO
aguada
ah-gwa-dah
ZH中文
阿瓜达
āguādá
ZUZU
aguada
ah-gwa-dah

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