bajada

American  

[buh-hah-duh] / bəˈhɑ də /

noun

1. an alluvial plain formed at the base of a mountain by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.

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bajada British  

/ baˈxada /

noun

1. rugby Union a scrummaging technique, developed in Argentina, in which all eight forwards in a pack drive forward low and hard

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Etymology

Origin of bajada

1865–70, < Spanish: slope, swoop, originally feminine past participle of bajar to descend < Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, derivative of Late Latin bassus short, low

Example Sentences

The neighborhood popularly known as La Bajada has turned into a sort of altar for Messi with murals and graffiti that praise the soccer star.

From Seattle Times

In La Bajada, residents are hopeful that if Messi wins on Sunday he will come back to his old home for a visit.

From Seattle Times

A new tour in the hometown of soccer super star Lionel Messi displays the modest neighborhood of La Bajada where he spent his time bicycling with friends, building forts out of branches and stones, playing hide and seek - and occasionally stealing lemons from a neighbor to make juice.

From Washington Times

When he was a child in the modest neighborhood of La Bajada in his Argentine hometown of Rosario, he spent his time bicycling with friends, building forts out of branches and stones, playing hide and seek - and occasionally stealing lemons from a neighbor to make juice.

From Washington Times

Its name is an amalgam of Spanish, Greek, and Latin, meaning “lizard from Bajada with forward-bending spines.”

From Fox News