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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin aquiductus, alteration of aquaeductus.
Pronunciation
Noun
aguaducho m (plural aguaduchos)
- current, torrent
c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 11v:… alli do el ryo naſce ay unas muy grandes & otras pequénas como de otras piedras; non pueden traer estos aguaduchos ſi non las menores.- [… allí do el río nasce ay unas muy grandes e otras pequeñas como de otras piedras; non pueden traer estos aguaduchos si non las menores.]
- … Where the river springs forth there are both very large ones, as with other stones; these currents can only carry along the smaller ones.
c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 62v:… Et eſtas piedras que yazen en aquella cueua no las pueden ende auer ſi no deſta guisa. que quando crece el ryo por grand aguaducho …- [… et estas piedras que yazen en aquella cueva no las pueden ende aver si no d’ esta guisa que quando crece el río por grand aguaducho …]
- … And so they can only reach the stones that lie in that cave in this manner; when the river grows and becomes a large torrent …
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin aquiductus, alteration of Latin aquaeductus. Doublet of acueducto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡwaˈdut͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -utʃo
- Syllabification: a‧gua‧du‧cho
Noun
aguaducho m (plural aguaduchos)
- drinks or refreshments stall
- waterwheel
- aqueduct
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