Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ACEQUIA
Etymology
Noun
acequia (plural acequias)
(used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly, agriculture) An acequia, an irrigation ditch.
Source: Wiktionary
A*ce"qui*a, n. [Sp.]
Definition: A canal or trench for irrigating land. [Sp. Amer.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 March 2025
THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
Coffee Trivia
