Meanings
nounacqua alta (uncountable)
- uncountableA phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.
Origin
- Italianacqua alta
- Englishacqua alta
Borrowed from Italian acqua alta (literally “high water”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَكّْوَا أَلْتَا
- أَكّْوَا أَلْتَا (ʔakkwā ʔaltā)regular flooding in Venice
Catalan acqua alta
- acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
Esperanto alta akvo
- alta akvoregular flooding in Venice
French acqua alta
- acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
German Acqua alta, Hochwasser
- Acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
- Hochwasserregular flooding in Venice
Greek άκουα άλτα, παλίρροια
- άκουα άλτα (ákoua álta)regular flooding in Venice
- παλίρροια (palírroia)regular flooding in Venice
Hebrew אַקְוָה אַלטָה
- אַקְוָה אַלטָה (ákva álta)regular flooding in Venice
Italian acqua alta
- acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
Japanese アックア・アルタ, アクア・アルタ
- アックア・アルタ (akkua aruta)regular flooding in Venice
- アクア・アルタ (akua aruta)regular flooding in Venice
Korean 아쿠아 알타
- 아쿠아 알타 (akua alta)regular flooding in Venice
Polish acqua alta
- acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
Portuguese acqua alta
- acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
Russian наводне́ние, наводне́ние в Вене́ции
- наводне́ние (navodnénije)regular flooding in Venice
- наводне́ние в Вене́ции (navodnénije v Venécii)regular flooding in Venice
Spanish acqua alta
- acqua altaregular flooding in Venice
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APA
acqua alta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acqua%20alta
MLA
“acqua alta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acqua%20alta. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acqua alta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acqua%20alta.
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