"arroyo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/ [UK], /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/ [General-American] Forms: arroyos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish arroyo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|arroyo}} Borrowed from Spanish arroyo Head templates: {{en-noun}} arroyo (plural arroyos)
  1. A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-arroyo-en-noun-CWb3Mzct Disambiguation of Landforms: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Panamint translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Taos translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Panamint translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Taos translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 69 31
  2. Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally). Categories (topical): Water Categories (place): Landforms Translations (any water course): bikooh (Navajo), arroio [masculine] (Portuguese), arroyo [masculine] (Spanish), ஆறு (āṟu) (Tamil), hə̏olune (Taos) Translations (creek which only seasonally flows): cadereau [masculine] (French), შრობადი კალაპოტის რუ (šrobadi ḳalaṗoṭis ru) (Georgian), შრობადი კალაპოტის ნაკადული (šrobadi ḳalaṗoṭis naḳaduli) (Georgian), სეზონურად მდინარე რუ (sezonurad mdinare ru) (Georgian), სეზონურად მდინარე ნაკადული (sezonurad mdinare naḳaduli) (Georgian), Rivier (english: an African arroyo) [neuter] (German), okkwaitaippüh (Panamint), hunuppin (Panamint), arroyo [masculine] (Spanish), sychnant [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-arroyo-en-noun-4mnL-QBA Disambiguation of Water: 35 65 Disambiguation of Landforms: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'any water course': 14 86 Disambiguation of 'creek which only seasonally flows': 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coulee, draw, wash

Inflected forms

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