barranca
/bəˈɹæŋkə/
barranca noun: a steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
Noun
barranca (plural barrancas)
- A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
- “Well: hardly,” said the Consul, softly as before, casting a suspicious eye for his part in the other direction at some maguey growing beyond the barranca, like a battalion moving up a slope under machine-gun fire.1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 138
- Have you ever been south of Monterey? / Barrancas carve the coastline / And the chaparral flows to the sea / 'Neath waves of golden sunshine1973, Al Jardine, “California Saga (California)”, in Holland, performed by The Beach Boys
barranca meaning in Bengali
barranca in Bengali
- একটি খাড়া পার্শ্বযুক্ত খাদ, অ্যারোয়ো, একটি গিরিখাত, গিরিসঙ্কট
Forms of barranca
| plural | barrancas |
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Origin of barranca
Borrowed from Spanish barranca.
Questions about barranca
- What does barranca mean?
- Barranca means a steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
- What is barranca in Bengali?
- Barranca in Bengali is একটি খাড়া পার্শ্বযুক্ত খাদ, অ্যারোয়ো, একটি গিরিখাত. See Barranca meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is barranca?
- Barranca is a noun.
- How do you pronounce barranca?
- Barranca is pronounced /bəˈɹæŋkə/.
- What is the plural of barranca?
- The plural of barranca is barrancas.
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