huayco
mudslide
Huayco means mudslide. It comes from Quechua, an indigenous language of the Andes, where such natural disasters are common.
noun
- mudslideA sudden and violent landslide or mudflow, typically occurring in the Andes mountains.El huayco destruyó varias casas en la ladera de la montaña. // The mudslide destroyed several houses on the mountainside.