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barranca definition

☆ bar·ranca (bə raŋ′kə)

noun

a deep ravine or a steep cliff, esp. in the Southwest
also barranco bar·ran′·co (-kō)

Etymology: Sp < VL < Gr pharanx, chasm < *pharein: see bore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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