n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ro ̇ i-( ˌ ) ō , - ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -royos
Etymology: Spanish
Date: 1843
1 : a watercourse (as a creek) in an arid region
2 : a water-carved gully or channel
n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ro ̇ i-( ˌ ) ō , - ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -royos
Etymology: Spanish
Date: 1843
1 : a watercourse (as a creek) in an arid region
2 : a water-carved gully or channel
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012