Arroyo Definition

ə-roiō
arroyos
noun
A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch.
American Heritage
A dry gully.
Webster's New World
A brook; a creek.
American Heritage
A rivulet or stream.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Arroyo

Noun

Singular:
arroyo
Plural:
arroyos

Origin of Arroyo

  • Spanish from Vulgar Latin arrugius gold mine, underground passage variant of Latin arrugia a galleried mine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Arroyo Sentence Examples

  • Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande are small but wiry wine regions.

  • On the 28th of October r8 r r, Hill, by a very skilful surprise, captured Arroyo de los Molinos (between Badajoz and Trujillo), almost annihilating a French corps under Gerard; and in December 181r the French were repulsed in their efforts to capture Tarifa near Cadiz.

  • He grew up in the town of Arroyo Grande, which lies halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

  • A 2006 graduate of Arroyo Grande High School, Efron lives with his parents, David and Starla Efron, and his younger brother Dylan.

  • The Mid-Central includes Paso Robles, York Mountain, Edna Valley, and Arroyo Grande.

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