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cañada

/kənˈjɑdə/

cañada noun: synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.

Noun

cañada (plural cañadas)

  1. (US, dialectal) Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
    • 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.1885, W.H.Hudson, The Purple Land
    Synonyms:
    ravine

Synonyms of cañada

Forms of cañada

pluralcañadas
alternative formcanada

Origin of cañada

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

Phrases with cañada

Questions about cañada

What does cañada mean?
Cañada means synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
What part of speech is cañada?
Cañada is a noun.
How do you pronounce cañada?
Cañada is pronounced /kənˈjɑdə/.
What is the plural of cañada?
The plural of cañada is cañadas.

Words near cañada in the dictionary

  1. caïque
  2. caïquejee
  3. caïquejees
  4. caïques
  5. Caïssa
  6. cañada
  7. cañadas
  8. cañaigre
  9. cañao
  10. Cañar
  11. cañon

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