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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arroyo \Ar*roy"o\, noun; pl. {Arroyos}. [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr. ? river, stream, fr. ? to flow.]
1. A water course; a rivulet.
2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.] ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
arroyo
noun: a stream or brook
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Arroyo -- U.S. Municipio in Puerto Rico Population (2000): 19117 Housing Units (2000): 7287 Land area (2000): 15.041121 sq. miles (38.956324 sq. km) Water area (2000): 20.597075 sq. miles (53.346177 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.638196 sq. miles (92.302501 sq. km) Located within: Puerto Rico (PR), FIPS 72 Location: 17.985289 N, 66.056396 W Headwords: Arroyo Arroyo, PR Arroyo Municipio Arroyo Municipio, PR
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