agua fresca
noun
agua fres·ca
ˈä-gwə-ˈfre-skə
plural aguas frescas
: a beverage consisting of water and sugar with fruits, grains, or seeds added for flavoring
For a rancho-style summer barbecue, we make a big glass barrel of agua fresca, and sometimes it's more popular than the beer or wine if the day is particularly hot.—Jacqueline Higuera McMahan, California Rancho Cooking, 2001
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