cañada

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See also: canada, Canada, Canadá, Canadà, and Ca-na-đa

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈjɑdə/, /kənˈjædə/

Noun

cañada (plural cañadas)

  1. (US, dialect) Synonym of ravine: a gulley, a narrow 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)

  1. glen, gully, ravine
  2. green lane, droveway (road or track used for transhumance)
    Synonym: (Aragon) cabañera

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