cañada

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

English

Etymology

Noun

cañada (plural cañadas)

(US, dialectal) 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

small canyon, narrow valley or glen

Russian: уще́лье (ru) n (uščélʹje)

Spanish

Etymology

From the Latin canna

Noun

cañada f (plural cañadas)

ravine

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