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barranca

[ buh-rang-kuh; Spanish bahr-rahng-kah ]

noun

, plural bar·ran·cas [b, uh, -, rang, -k, uh, z, bah, r, -, rahng, -kahs].
  1. a steep-walled ravine or gorge.
  2. a gully with steep sides; arroyo.


barranca

/ bəˈræŋkəʊ; bəˈræŋkə /

noun

  1. a ravine or precipice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of barranca1

First recorded in 1685–95; from Spanish, variant of barranco, of obscure, probably pre-Latin origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of barranca1

C19: from Spanish, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

A gully cut through the walls of the barranca at a sharp angle, and the pack-trail followed the bottom of the depression.

Before the barranca and the Black Caon were reached, a quivering line of gray had run along the tops of the eastern hills.

It was now agreed that we should all ride down the side of the barranca together, until we could find a place to descend into it.

It was a bright July morning four months after that fatal fight in the Spanish barranca.

Right on up the barranca—towards the mountains—and they did not stop for food.

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