cañada

/kənˈjɑdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

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noun

American usage

"In the cañada we stopped to water our horses, and there heard that the enemy were advancing along it at a rapid pace, evidently hoping to cut off our supposed retreat towards the Cuchilla."

From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”).

cañadas (plural) canada (alternative)

ravine

Questions

How do you pronounce cañada?

The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈjɑdə/.

What does cañada mean?

Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.

Where does cañada come from?

It is traced to Spanish.

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