n. pl. aguas frescas A drink of Mexican origin made with puréed fruit, water, and sugar. [Spanish : agua, water (from Latin aqua; see akw-ā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + fresca, feminine of fresco, cool, fresh (of Germanic origin).] |
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