quebrada

[key-brah-duh]

noun

1. Southwestern U.S.,  a ravine.

2. a brook.

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

Example Sentences

Alongside fellow gender nonconforming Brazilians like Linn da Quebrada and Urias, as well as trans artists like Venezuelan musician and producer Arca, and Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano, Liniker is part of a growing movement changing the conventions of Latin pop stardom.

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Acapulco’s iconic cliff divers are ready to resume daily shows, but there are no spectators to witness their death-defying leaps from the craggy heights of La Quebrada into the churning sea below.

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María Laura Lerma, a psychologist in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a remote mountain valley in Jujuy, said doctors often tried to scare pregnant women off abortion.

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The fines come as Quebrada Blanca pushes forward with plans to vastly boost production from the northern Chilean deposit.

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Chile’s SMA environmental regulator said it had fined Quebrada Blanca $1.2 million for the violations, which related to the handling of mining waste and internal environmental controls.

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