eau
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eau f (pl.: eaux)
- acqua
- Il buvait un verre d'eau fraîche. - Lui beveva un bicchiere d'acqua fresca
- pioggia
- Si le vent dure, nous aurons de l'eau. - Se continuerà questo forte vento, avremo molta acqua (pioggia).
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- IPA: /o/
dal francese medio eau, eaue, a sua volta dal francese antico ewe, euwe, egua, dal latino aqua, dalla radice proto indo europea *akʷā- . Collegata all'antico inglese ēa ("flowing water, stream, river")