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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Reuters

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.

From Reuters

Teck in late 2018 teamed up with the Japanese Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd and Sumitomo Corp to boost the production of its ageing Quebrada Blanca deposit to 300,000 tonnes of copper annually from 23,400 tonnes in 2017.

From Reuters