resaca

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From Spanish resaca, probably from resacar, though possibly from rio seco instead.

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