Polyglot Dictionary

arroyo

/aˈroʝo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los arroyos

Meaning

  1. stream

    • Cruzamos el arroyo a pie.

      We crossed the stream on foot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chorro

chorro is more about a forceful jet; arroyo is more about a natural stream or creek — both can mean "stream."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

arroio

arroio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stream."

Portuguese

córrego

córrego is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stream."

Portuguese

riacho

riacho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stream."

Practice

1 What does arroyo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cruzamos el ___ a pie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches arroyo?

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