ARROYO

arroyo

(noun) a stream or brook

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Arroyo

A surname of Spanish origin.

Etymology

Noun

arroyo (plural arroyos)

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

Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*roy"o, n.; pl Arroyos. Etym: [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr.

1. A water course; a rivulet.

2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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