La Brea

Meaning

Proper Noun

• neighborhood city, Los Angeles California (state) USA (country)
• region Los Angeles (county) California (state) USA (country)
• town island, Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago (country)
• region island, Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago (country)
• district Talara (province) Peru (country)

Origin

• From Spanish La Brea, from la+brea.
• 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.
• From the asphalt lake and tar seeps found on the island of Trinidad by Spanish conquistadors.