Júcar

American  

[hoo-kahr] / ˈhu kɑr /

noun

1. a river in E Spain, flowing S to the Mediterranean Sea near Valencia. About 316 miles (509 km) long.

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Example Sentences

He pointed the finger at Spain's Aemet weather agency as well as the independent Júcar authority that looks after the river basin and water resources.

From BBC

The young woman in Alcalá del Júcar’s tourist office seems surprised when we say we have come from England.

From The Guardian

Like Matera, many of Júcar’s villages are carved from the cliffs of a gorge; both have underground tunnels, grotto-like cave dwellings and medieval roots.

From The Guardian

The sinuous Júcar is a green snake of a river, flanked by forest, river beaches and allotments: the latter a patchwork of fruit trees, almonds, olives and neat rows of lettuce.

From The Guardian

In the morning, we follow the Júcar to Tolosa, a tiny hamlet 6km to the east, where the river widens and the vertical gorge is green with aromatic forests of juniper and pine.

From The Guardian