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Asturian
Pronunciation
Noun
rambla f (plural rambles)
- (Xixón, Llanes, Carreño) alternative form of rampla
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَمْلَة (ramla, “sand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rambla f (plural rambles)
- ravine
- avenue, promenade
Further reading
- “rambla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
- “rambla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “rambla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rambla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic رَمْلَة (ramla, “sand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rambla f (plural ramblas)
- ravine, arroyo, wadi, wash, donga
- Synonyms: arroyo, barranco
- tree-lined avenue
- (Rioplatense, Bolivia) An urban street bordering a body of water; a promenade.
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