aguamiel
Spanish
Etymology 1
From agua (“water”) + miel (“honey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaɡwaˈmjel/ [ˌa.ɣ̞waˈmjel]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: a‧gua‧miel
Noun
aguamiel f (plural aguamieles)
- mead (alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water)
- Synonym: hidromiel (pre-fermentation)
Etymology 2
Calque of Classical Nahuatl necuātl, from neuctli (“honey”) + ātl (“water”).
Noun
aguamiel m (uncountable)
- (Mexico) agave nectar (sweet liquid secreted by plants of the genus Agave)
- Synonym: miel de agave
Further reading
- “aguamiel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014