avenida
/abeˈnida/ · B1 · noun · f
avenue
🛣️🌊 Latin advenire, to come towards: the road comes to you, and so does a flood
From Spanish avenir, to arrive, from Latin advenire. An avenida is a wide street that leads somewhere, and also water that arrives all at once: a flash flood or river surge. The English word avenue comes from the same root.