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zanja
ditch
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A long narrow cut dug into the ground
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San
saint
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ja
the sound of laughing
(jlike "jajaja")
Zanja means ditch and sounds like San0 Ja1, the name of a laughing saint, whose statue sits in a ditch while the exhibit undergoes renovations.
zanja
ditch, trench
A long, narrow cut dug into the ground.
Abrieron una zanja en la calle para cambiar las tuberíasThey dug a ditch in the street to change the pipes
Los obreros bajaron a la zanja con palasThe workers climbed down into the trench with shovels
gully, watercourse (geography)
A channel that running water has carved into the ground.
La lluvia abrió una zanja en la laderaThe rain carved a gully into the hillside
El camino termina en una zanja llena de aguaThe path ends in a gully full of water