La Brea

See also: Labrea, Lábrea, and lá breá

English

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Etymology

From Spanish La Brea, from la (“the”)+brea (“tar, pitch”).

  • (Los Angeles): Coined by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769 as Los Volcanes de Brea (The Tar Volcanoes), from the tar geyers found in the tar swamp that now exist as the La Brea Tar Pits park.
  • (Trinidad): From the asphalt lake and tar seeps found on the island of Trinidad by Spanish conquistadors.

Proper noun

La Brea

  1. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
  2. A region of Los Angeles, California, United States.
  3. A town in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
    Synonym: La Bray
  4. A region of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
  5. A district of Talara, Peru.

Derived terms

  • La Brea Pitch Lake, Trinidad
  • La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles

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