"'La Brea' in Spanish means "the tar," so the La Brea Tar Pits means the the tar tar pits."
from The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization
by Daniel Pinkwater
Which is a Kid's Book, actually...but it's very good and quite clever, so you might could go ahead and give it a read anyway anyhow anywhere you choose.
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