aguaza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *aquacea, from Latin aqua. By surface analysis, agua +‎ -aza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈɡwaθa/ [aˈɣ̞wa.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈɡwasa/ [aˈɣ̞wa.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧za

Noun

aguaza f (plural aguazas)

1. fluid (from a tumor)
2. sap

Derived terms

• aguacero
• aguazal

 

Further reading

• “aguaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014