pistola de agua
/pistola de aɡwa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "water pistol" is translated into Spanish as pistola de agua.
A pistola de agua refers to a children's toy shaped like a gun that shoots streams of water.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pistola (pistol or gun), de (of) and agua (water), making it literally "pistol of water".
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural pistolas de agua (water pistols), you only change the noun pistola to pistolas. The word agua remains in its singular form.
How do you pronounce it?
/pistola de aɡwa/
Did you know?
- While the phrase uses the word pistola, the word itself actually traces back to the Czech word píšťala, which originally meant a 'tube' or 'pipe'.
- While pistola de agua describes the object, the action of having a water fight is often called una guerra de agua, meaning 'a water war'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you use the word pistola without specifying de agua, people will assume you are talking about a real weapon rather than a toy.
Examples in context
- En el parque, los niños juegan con pistolas de agua.In the park, children play with water pistols.
- Vamos a la piscina y llevaremos nuestras pistolas de agua.Let's go to the pool and bring our water pistols.
- Compré una pistola de agua para el niño.I bought a water pistol for the boy.
- Esa pistola de agua es de color azul.That water pistol is blue.
- Necesitas una pistola de agua para la fiesta.You need a water pistol for the party.
Example conversation
A sunny afternoon in a local park.
- MaríaJavier, ¿tienes una pistola de agua?Javier, do you have a water pistol?
- JavierSí, tengo una en mi mochila.Yes, I have one in my backpack.
- María¡Perfecto! Vamos a jugar bajo el sol.Perfect! Let's go play under the sun.
- Javier¡Vale, vamos!Okay, let's go!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agua, de, pistola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
