arroyo
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5ADJ.
brown
VERB + ARROYO
flood
ARROYO + NOUN
foothills
PREP.
into
ADV.
then
Definitions
noun
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal
Across the field were the tents, and beyond them the brown cottonfields that stretched out of sight to the brown arroyo foothills and then the snow-capped Sierras in the morning air.
Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
name
A surname from Spanish.
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5Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal
WiktionaryAcross the field were the tents, and beyond them the brown cottonfields that stretched out of sight to the brown arroyo foothills and then the snow-capped Sierras in the morning air.
WiktionaryThe cave is inaccessible during a flash flood because the arroyo turns into a raging river.
Tatoeba · #8777385Arroyo is just another name for a wash.
Tatoeba · #8782771Arroyo is just another word for a wash.
Tatoeba · #8782772