arroyo
pronunciation
How to pronounce arroyo in British English:
UK [əˈrɔɪəʊ]
How to pronounce arroyo in American English:
US [əˈrɔɪoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a stream or brook
Word Origin
- arroyo (n.)
- "watercourse, dry streambed," 1845, a California word, from American Spanish, in Spanish, "rivulet, small stream," from Latin arrugia "shaft or pit in a gold mine," apparently a compound of ad- "to" (see ad-) + ruga "a wrinkle" (see rough (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Philippines massacre : state of emergency declared , but will arroyo pursue justice ?
- 2. Philippine president arroyo officially co-heads foreign ministry .
- 3. On february 29th several thousand anti-government demonstrators gathered in manila to demand the resignation of president gloria arroyo .
- 4. Mrs arroyo subsequently pardoned him .
- 5. And yet the opinion polls suggest that mrs arroyo went on to become the most unpopular president since marcos .