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Words borrowed from Spanish

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arroyo

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Words coined after animals

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PRONUNCIATION:

(uh-ROI-oh)

MEANING:

noun: A narrow, steep-sided watercourse, usually dry except after rain.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Spanish arroyo, from Latin arrugia (mine shaft). Earliest documented use: 1845.

USAGE:

"A wooden bridge took us across an arroyo and into a grassy area."
Gene Sager; In Touch With Nature; Natural Life (Toronto, Canada); Jan/Feb 2014.

See more usage examples of arroyo in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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