Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arroyo

/əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: ar-ro-yo
IPA: /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

name

A surname from Spanish.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin arrugiader. Old Spanish arroyo Spanish arroyobor. English arroyo Borrowed from Spanish arroyo.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/
British English: /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/

Inflected Forms

arroyos (plural)

Phrases

arroyo grape arroyo toad arroyo willow Ramos-Arroyo syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

coulee draw wash billabong

Synonyms

wadi nahal wash dry wash[regiolect

Questions

How do you pronounce arroyo?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/.
What does arroyo mean?: A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
Where does arroyo come from?: Etymology tree Latin arrugiader. Old Spanish arroyo Spanish arroyobor. English arroyo Borrowed from Spanish arroyo.

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