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bar⋅ran⋅ca

  [buh-rang-kuh; Sp. bahr-rahng-kah]
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–noun, plural -cas  [-kuhz; Sp. -kahs] .
1. a steep-walled ravine or gorge.
2. a gully with steep sides; arroyo.
Origin:
1685–95; < Sp, var. of barranco, of obscure, prob. pre-L orig.
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bar·ran·ca   (bə-rāng'kə)   
n.   pl. bar·ran·cas also bar·ran·cos Southwestern U.S.
  1. A deep ravine or gorge.
  2. A bluff.

[Spanish, probably of Iberian origin.]
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Barranca

Bar*ran"ca\, n. [Sp.] A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse. [Texas & N. Mex.]
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