Hondonada (en. Hollow)

/ondoˈnaða/

Meaning & Definition

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noun
Low or concavity in the ground.
The hondonada filled with water after the rain.
La hondonada se llenó de agua tras la lluvia.
Space between mountains or hills.
Many bushes grew in the hondonada.
En la hondonada crecían muchos arbustos.
A secluded and deep place.
He was found hiding in a hondonada in the forest.
Se encontró escondido en una hondonada del bosque.

Etymology

It comes from the term hondo, which means deep or low.

Common Phrases and Expressions

hondonada of sadness
State of deep sadness or melancholy.
hondonada de tristeza
to fall into the hondonada
To descend into a state of difficulty or depression.
caer en la hondonada

Related Words

hondo
Having depth.
hondo
sierra
A chain of mountains that can surround a hondonada.
sierra
valle
A stretch of land located between mountains.
valle

Slang Meanings

To feel very sad.
After that news, I am in a hondonada.
Después de aquella noticia, estoy en una hondonada.
To be in a complicated situation.
I can't get out of this hondonada I am in.
No puedo salir de esta hondonada en la que estoy.