ar·roy·o ( -roi  )n. pl. ar·roy·os 1. A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch. 2. A brook; a creek. [Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *arrugius, gold mine, underground passage, variant of Latin arrugia, a galleried mine.] |
arroyo [əˈrɔɪəʊ]
n pl -os Chiefly southwestern US
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a steep-sided stream bed that is usually dry except after heavy rain
[from Spanish]
Arroyo [əˈrɔɪjəʊ]
n
(Biographies / Arroyo, Gloria Macapagal (1948 F, Filipino, POLITICS: stateswoman) Gloria Macapagal. born 1948, Filipino stateswoman; president of the Philippines from 2001; vice-president (1998-2001)
| arroyo (-roi) A small, deep gully or channel of an ephemeral stream. Arroyos usually have relatively flat floors and are flanked by steep sides consisting of unconsolidated sediments. They are usually dry except after heavy rainfall. |
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| Noun | 1. |  arroyo - a stream or brook southwestern United States, Southwest - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) |
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