cañada

English

Etymology

Spanish

Noun

cañada (plural cañadas)

1. (US, dialect) A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen.
   • 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.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From the Latin canna

Noun

cañada f (plural cañadas)

1. ravine