rambla

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْلَة (ramla, “sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈram.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈram.bla]

Noun

rambla f (plural rambles)

1. ravine
2. avenue, promenade

Further reading

• “rambla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rambla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “rambla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “rambla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic رَمْلَة (ramla, “sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrambla/ [ˈrãm.bla]
• Rhymes: -ambla
• Syllabification: ram‧bla

Noun

rambla f (plural ramblas)

1. ravine, arroyo, wadi, wash, donga

   Synonyms: arroyo, barranco

2. tree-lined avenue
3. (Uruguay) beachside street, beachside sidewalk

Derived terms

• arramblar

 

Further reading

• “rambla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28