Usage Note
Acqua is one of the most common Italian nouns. Note the -cq- spelling (geminate /kk/) which English-speakers often misspell. Acqua minerale naturale is still water; acqua frizzante or gassata is sparkling. The idiom acqua in bocca! ('water in your mouth!') means 'keep it secret!'
Examples
"Vorrei un bicchiere d'acqua, per favore."
Natural Translation
I would like a glass of water, please.
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