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cañada

/kənˈjɑdə/
/kənˈjædə/

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

noun cañadas · canada

US, dialectal Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon. 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.
Similar: ravine

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@misc{can_ada_2026,
  title = {cañada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ca%C3%B1ada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}