rio grande river vs rio grande :

rio grande river or rio grande

Rio is Spanish for “river,” so “Rio Grande River” is a redundancy. Justwrite “Rio Grande.” Non-Hispanic Americans have traditionally failed topronounce the final “E” in “Grande”, but they’ve learned to do it todesignate the large size of latte, so perhaps it’s time to start sayingit the proper Spanish way: “REE-oh GRAHN-day.” Or to be reallyinternational we could switch to the Mexican name: “Rio Bravo.”

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  rio grande
  • n  a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico
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  rio grande river
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  • Albuquerque’s dwindling Rio Grande
    The Rio Grande through Albuquerque is likely to drop this summer to levels not seen for more than two decades. Flows on the river are measured in cubic feet per... Read more »
    June 14, 2013 - Albuquerque Journal
  • Albuquerque’s dwindling Rio Grande
    The Rio Grande through Albuquerque is likely to drop this summer to levels not seen for more than two decades. Flows on the river are measured in cubic feet per... Read more »
    June 14, 2013 - Albuquerque Journal
  • Alex Kuhn signs with Rio Grande
    <p>Rio Grande Sports Information</p> <p>OAK HILL, Ohio - University of Rio Grande head softball coach Kristen Bradshaw has announced the signing of Oak Hill High School’s Alex Kuh...
    June 13, 2013 - Portsmouth Daily Times