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quebrada

[ key-brah-duh ]

noun

  1. Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
  2. a brook.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quebrada1

1825–35; < Spanish, noun use of feminine past participle of quebrar to break ≪ Latin crepāre to clatter, crack, rattle
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Example Sentences

True, in the 1970s, the La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco were a popular feature on ABC's Wild World of Sports.

The upper part of the plan is a section of the north ridge, called Quebrada-honda, and shows the line of the proposed adits.

Shortly after leaving his Quebrada-honda mountains of gold and silver, he was penniless at Carthagena.

The other potatoes come chiefly from the Quebrada of Huarochirin, and they are very well flavored.

The valley of Lima lies in the widest extension of the Quebrada of Mutucamas.

It is called the Quebrada de Viso, and is watered by a little stream.

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