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noun, masculine

arroyo

/aˈroʝo/

noun, masculine/aˈroʝo/plural: arroyos

arroyo is masculine in Spanish.

stream, brook, creek (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally)

Related: arroyar, arroyito, arroyuelo, azulilla de arroyo, sauce de los arroyos

From Vulgar Latin *arrugium, from Latin arrugia (“mineshaft”).