hundidos

Hundidos is the plural form of the Spanish adjective hundido, meaning sunken or submerged. It is used in various contexts to describe something that has sunk below a reference level or remains below the surface.

In geography and geology, hundido describes landforms or areas that have subsided relative to their surroundings. This can result from natural processes such as tectonic activity or sediment compaction, or from human activities like groundwater extraction or mining. The noun form hundimiento refers to the process of sinking, while hundido or hundidos describe the resulting feature.

In maritime and archaeological contexts, the term is commonly applied to ships that have sunk, using phrases such as barcos hundidos or barcos hundidos. Underwater archaeological sites or submerged structures may also be described as hundidos, indicating their current state of submersion.

Toponymy and cultural usage sometimes employ hundidos as a place name or descriptor in local geography, reflecting local features or historical conditions. In literature and everyday speech, hundido is used metaphorically to convey states of decline, despondency, or emotional overwhelm, extending beyond physical sinking to describe people or communities in distress.

See also: hundimiento, hundirse, barco hundido, hundimiento geológico.