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Webster 1913 Edition


Arroyo


Ar-roy′o

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Arroyos
.
[Sp., fr. LL.
arrogium
; cf. Gr. [GREEK] river, stream, fr. [GREEK] to flow.]
1.
A water course; a rivulet.
2.
The dry bed of a small stream.
[Western U. S.]

Definition 2024


Arroyo

Arroyo

See also: arroyo

English

Proper noun

Arroyo

  1. A surname.

Spanish

Proper noun

Arroyo ?

  1. A surname.

arroyo

arroyo

See also: Arroyo

English

Noun

arroyo (plural arroyos)

  1. A dry creek or stream bed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
  2. Any water course; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).

Translations


French

Etymology

From Spanish

Noun

arroyo m (plural arroyos)

  1. arroyo

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *arrugium, from Latin arrugia (mineshaft), of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈroʝo/

Noun

arroyo m (plural arroyos)

  1. stream, brook, creek (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally)