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Meaning of Acequia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈseɪkɪə

Definitions

An irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US.

Equivalents

Português acéquia acequia

Examples

“Las Vegas—“The Meadows” in Spanish—was a hodgepodge of adobe houses, set among rustling cornfields irrigated by a muddy acequia that seeped from the Gallinas River.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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