acequia
/əˈseɪkɪə/noun
acequia is spelled A-C-E-Q-U-I-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acequia means “An irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acequia is acequias.
How many letters and syllables are in acequia?
| Letters | 7: A-C-E-Q-U-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acequia?
Acequia appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce acequia?
- /əˈseɪkɪə/
- /əˈseɪkjə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of acequia
- acequias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acequia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acequia come from?
From Spanish acequia, from Arabic الساقیة (“water conduit”), ultimately from Classical Arabic سَقَى (saqā, “to irrigate”). Doublet of sakia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).