d'água
Portuguese, contraction/ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/
d'água is spelled D-Á-G-U-A (5 letters). D'água is a Portuguese contraction meaning “contraction of de + água, literally “pertaining or relating to the water; of water; filled with water”” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “contração de de e água”.
What does d'água mean in English?
contraction
- 1
contraction of de + água, literally “pertaining or relating to the water; of water; filled with water”
- 2
contraction of da + água, literally “of the water, aquatic, watery”
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
contraction: 1. contração de de e água
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce d'água?
- Brazil /ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/
- Portugal /ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/
- Portugal [ˈd‿a.ɣwɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.