rambla
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrambla/ [ˈrãm.bla]
- Rhymes: -ambla
- Syllabification: ram‧bla
Noun
rambla f (plural rambles)
- (Xixón, Llanes, Carreño) alternative form of rampla
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَمْلَة (ramla, “sand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rambla f (plural rambles)
Further reading
- “rambla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “rambla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “rambla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rambla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic رَمْلَة (ramla, “sand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrambla/ [ˈrãm.bla]
- Rhymes: -ambla
- Syllabification: ram‧bla
Noun
rambla f (plural ramblas)
- ravine, arroyo, wadi, wash, donga
- tree-lined avenue
- (Rioplatense, Bolivia) An urban street bordering a body of water; a promenade.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “rambla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024