rambla
/ˈram.blə/
CA
A dry watercourse or seasonal riverbed in a dry region, typically formed by occasional flash floods; also used for a wide, tree-lined pedestrian avenue or boulevard built along such a riverbed in urban Catalonia.
La Rambla de Barcelona és una de les rambles més famoses del món.
Barcelona's La Rambla is one of the most famous boulevards in the world.
Etymology
Rambla comes from Arabic «رملة» (ramla), meaning 'sand' or 'sandy riverbed'. It entered Catalan in the Middle Ages, referring originally to the sandy, dry watercourses common in Mediterranean regions.
Memory Aid
Think of 'ramble' — a rambla is a place people often ramble along.
Collocations
la rambladry ramblaurban ramblaseasonal ramblapedestrian rambla
Synonyms
dry riverbedwadiboulevardpromenadeavenue
Related Words
riverbedboulevardpromenadewadiwatercourseavenue