resaca

The English word “resaca” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A dry river bed, a former channel of the Rio Grande, found in the southern half of Cameron County, Texas and deep into northeastern portions of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
A small body of water.

From Spanish resaca, probably from resacar (“retake”), though possibly from rio seco (“dry river”) instead.

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