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acuario

aquarium

noun ah-KWAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin aquarium (water vessel).

Also means

Aquarius (zodiac sign)

Usage Note

Acuario covers both the fish tank you keep at home and a public aquarium. As a zodiac sign (Acuario) it is capitalized. The plural is regular: los acuarios.

Examples

"Los niños miraron los peces en el acuario."

Natural Translation

The children looked at the fish in the aquarium.

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