rambla

noun

ram·​bla

ˈrämblə

plural -s

1

: a dry ravine

in the adjoining rambla the birds assemble in their hundreds

—Manchester Guardian Weekly

2

: a very broad street

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Arabic ramlah

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