arroyuelo

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Spanish

Etymology

From arroyo +‎ -uelo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aroˈʝwelo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aroˈʃwelo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aroˈʒwelo/

  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: a‧rro‧yue‧lo

Noun

arroyuelo m (plural arroyuelos)

  1. brook (small stream)
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Judas Iscariote”, in El juguete rabioso:
      soñar en una Alhambra inefable y veía los cármenes de la Andalucía distante, veía los terruños empinados al pie de la sierra, y en lo hondo de los socavones la cinta de planta de los arroyuelos.
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    • 2015 December, “La Paciencia: Claudia Sierich y su Sombra de paraíso”, in El Nacional‎:
      De este modo, la creadora expresa: “Tiempo en obra: el que no se va, no se encoge, no se pierde, el que siempre de nuevo se queda conmigo –este arroyuelo sin nombre–, sentido y como posible sentido (…) Me ofrecen formas para aprehender el tiempo.
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  2. hyssop loosestrife (Lythrum hyssopifolia)
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