arroyo

Etymology

From Spanish arroyo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/
• Hyphenation: ar‧ro‧yo

Noun

arroyo (plural arroyos)

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

See also

• coulee
• draw
• wash

Etymology

From Spanish arroyo.

Noun

arroyo m (plural arroyos)

1. arroyo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈroɟ͡ʝo/, [aˈroʝo]

Noun

arroyo m (plural arroyos)

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

Further reading

• “arroyo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.