ravina

French

Pronunciation

Homophones: ravinas, ravinât

Verb

ravina

third-person singular past historic of raviner

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ravine (“ravine”). Doublet of rapina.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.ˈvi.na/, /ʁa.ˈvi.nɐ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ha.ˈvi.na/
Hyphenation: ra‧vi‧na

Noun

ravina f (plural ravinas)

(geology) gorge; ravine (a deep narrow valley)
(geology) gully (channel which was worn by water flow)

Synonyms

(ravine): desfiladeiro, garganta, passo
(gully): barranco, voçoroca

Related terms

ravinamento

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