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cañada

la cañada
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. gully
Los fugitivos utilizaron la cañada para escapar.The fugitives escaped through the gully.
b. ravine (deeper)
Hay un puente de madera por el cual podemos cruzar la cañada.There's a wooden bridge we can use to cross the ravine.
2. (creek)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. stream
Los caballos salvajes se dirigieron a la cañada a beber agua.The wild horses went to the stream to drink water.
3. (low-lying wet place)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. glen
No pudimos encontrar un claro, por lo que tuvimos que acampar en la cañada.We couldn't find a clearing, so we had to camp in the glen.
a. cattle track
Cuida a las ovejas. Hay lobos que esperan a lo largo de la cañada.Take care of the sheep. There are wolves all along the cattle track.
b. drovers' road
Llevaré a 500 vacas por la cañada hacia el otro lado de la montaña.I'm going to take 500 cows to the other side of the mountain through the drovers' road.
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