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ARROYO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arroyo mean? 

ARROYO (noun)
  The noun ARROYO has 1 sense:

1. a stream or brookplay

  Familiarity information: ARROYO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARROYO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A stream or brook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("arroyo" is a kind of...):

gully (deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour))

Domain region:

Southwest; southwestern United States (the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado)


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