waterfallnounfeminine/kɐʃˈkatɐ/mediumcas·ca·taPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA fall of water, natural or artificial, where a stream of water descends abruptly.The river waterfall was a place of great natural beauty.The garden had a small ornamental waterfall.synfallscascadeCommon collocationsnatural waterfallartificial waterfallmajestic waterfallEtymologyDo italiano 'cascata'.Related wordscascatearcascateiro