El agua
Example: El agua está fría y perfecta para beber hoy.
Definition
"El agua" refers to the clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid essential for most plant and animal life. It covers much of the Earth's surface and is vital for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and other daily activities, as in the phrase: 'El agua está fría y perfecta para beber hoy.'
Etymology
The word "el agua" comes from the Latin 'aqua,' meaning water. In Spanish, it is singular and feminine, but takes the masculine article 'el' for phonetic reasons when singular. Did you know that this exception helps avoid the awkward sound of two consecutive 'a' vowels?
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"El agua" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 105 commonly used words.
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