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Arroyo

//əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).

    "Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal"

  2. 2
    a stream or brook wordnet
  3. 3
    Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arroyo.

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