ravina

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: ravinas, ravinât

Verb

ravina

1. third-person singular past historic of raviner

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French ravine (“ravine”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.ˈvi.na/, /ʁa.ˈvi.nɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ha.ˈvi.na/
• Hyphenation: ra‧vi‧na

Noun

ravina f (plural ravinas)

1. (geology) gorge; ravine (a deep narrow valley)
2. (geology) gully (channel which was worn by water flow)

Synonyms

• (ravine): desfiladeiro, garganta, passo
• (gully): barranco, voçoroca

Related terms

• ravinamento