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arroyo definition

☆ ar·royo (ə ro̵i′ō)

noun pl. arroyos -·os

  1. a dry gully
  2. a rivulet or stream

Etymology: Sp < L arrugia, shaft or pit (in a gold mine)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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