/ əˈrɔɪəʊ; NAmE -oʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) (from Spanish ) a narrow channel with steep sides cut by a river in a desert region
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Spanish .
/ əˈrɔɪəʊ; NAmE -oʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) (from Spanish ) a narrow channel with steep sides cut by a river in a desert region
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Spanish .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005