Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/aˈroʝo/

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Translation

stream, brook

Word origin

From Late Latin arrugia ('mine shaft, water channel'), a word of pre-Roman Hispanic origin recorded by Pliny.

Origin
Latin
Root
arrugia

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralarroyos

Examples

.

The children were playing next to the stream.

.

The stream dries up in summer.

Cruzamos .

We crossed the brook jumping from stone to stone.

.

The water in the stream was very cold.

murmullo .

We could hear the murmur of the brook from the house.

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This word is part of lesson 80.