Another spelling bee word.I'm sure I remember seeing this before here in AWADtalk,
because it reminded me of a friend who recently moved to New Mexico, and I asked
him if he got his water via an acequia.
acequia
n.
Sp < Ar as-saqiya < al-saqiya, fem. prp. of saqa, to give to drink, irrigate6 in the Southwest, an irrigation canal