quebrada

/keˈβɾaða/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las quebradas

Meaning

  1. ravine

    • El río corre por la quebrada.

      The river runs through the ravine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

barranco

barranco and quebrada are close synonyms for "ravine, gorge"; quebrada is more common in Latin America.

Practice

1 What does quebrada mean?

2 Fill the gap: El río corre por la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quebrada?

noun

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