agua de cangrejo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “crab water”, because infusions of crab in water are deemed dilute or not thick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɡwa de kanˈɡɾexo/ [ˌa.ɣ̞wa ð̞e kãŋˈɡɾe.xo]
• Syllabification: a‧gua de can‧gre‧jo

Noun

agua de cangrejo m

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) dilute, weak, thin coffee

Further reading

• “agua de cangrejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• “cangrejo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010