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arroyo

Syllables: ar·ro·yoUK/əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ//əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/

arroyo noun: a dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).

arroyo: a dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient...
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Noun

arroyo (plural arroyos)

  1. A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
    • Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
    • Across the field were the tents, and beyond them the brown cottonfields that stretched out of sight to the brown arroyo foothills and then the snow-capped Sierras in the morning air.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 13, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC, part 1
    Synonyms:
    wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash[regiolect
  2. Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).

Proper noun capitalized: Arroyo

Arroyo (plural Arroyos)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

arroyo meaning in Tamil

arroyo in Tamil

any water course
ஆறு āṟu

Synonyms of arroyo

Forms of arroyo

Noun
pluralarroyos
Proper noun
pluralArroyos

Plural of arroyo: arroyos

Origin of arroyo

Borrowed from Spanish arroyo.

Words formed from arroyo

Phrases with arroyo

Questions about arroyo

What does arroyo mean?
Arroyo means a dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
What is arroyo in Tamil?
Arroyo in Tamil is ஆறு (āṟu). See Arroyo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is arroyo?
Arroyo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce arroyo?
Arroyo is pronounced /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of arroyo?
The plural of arroyo is arroyos.

Words near arroyo in the dictionary

  1. arrowworm
  2. arrowworms
  3. arrowy
  4. Arroyave
  5. Arroyaves
  6. arroyo
  7. Arroyo Concepción
  8. Arroyo Grande
  9. arroyo toad
  10. arroyo willow
  11. arroyos

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