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English
Etymology
From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈjɑdə/, /kənˈjædə/
Noun
cañada (plural cañadas)
- (US, dialect) Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
1885, W.H.Hudson, The Purple Land: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.
Spanish
Etymology
From caña + -ada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɲada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ca‧ña‧da
Noun
cañada f (plural cañadas)
- glen, gully, ravine
- green lane, droveway (road or track used for transhumance)
- Synonym: (Aragon) cabañera
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