entrada

noun

en·​tra·​da

ə̇n‧ˈträdə,

en‧-

plural -s

: an expedition or journey into unexplored territory

before beginning the long entrada, the trappers killed three deer

—R. G. Cleland

especially : a Spanish exploring or conquering expedition in America

through the many entradas and colonization attempts, to the final conquest after the great Maya revolt

—Science

nothing was left except the deeply engraved routes of their remarkable entradas

—Frank Waters

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, entry, entrance, from feminine of entrado (past participle of entrar to enter), from Latin intratus, past participle of intrare to enter

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