resaca
A dry river bed, a former channel of the Rio Grande, found in the southern half of…A dry river bed, a former channel of the Rio Grande, found in the southern half of Cameron County, Texas and deep into northeastern portions of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Meaning
2 sensesA dry river bed, a former channel of the Rio Grande, found in the southern half of Cameron County, Texas and deep into northeastern portions of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
(Texas)A small body of water.
Origin
From Spanish resaca, probably from resacar (“retake”), though possibly from rio seco (“dryFrom Spanish resaca, probably from resacar (“retake”), though possibly from rio seco (“dry river”) instead.
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