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arroyo¹
- /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/ UK
- /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/ US
noun arroyos
-
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)
Similar: wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash[regiolect
- Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
Arroyo²
proper noun Arroyos
- A surname from Spanish.
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Talk about this word "arroyo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arroyo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arroyo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arroyo "arroyo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arroyo.Cite this
@misc{arroyo_2026,
title = {arroyo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arroyo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
