Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bajada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: ba-ja-da
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the southwestern US, a slope, specifically part of a piedmont slope made of rocky detritus.

American usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bajada.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

bajadas (plural) bahada (alternative)

Questions

What does bajada mean?: In the southwestern US, a slope, specifically part of a piedmont slope made of rocky detritus.
Where does bajada come from?: Borrowed from Spanish bajada.

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