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Friday, June 20, 2014

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: ARROYO

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY:  ARROYO

 


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.
Wordsmith.org
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