What does arroyito in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word arroyito in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arroyito in Spanish.

The word arroyito in Spanish means stream, brook, river, gutter, form rivulets, form gullies, flood, hollow out, get rust. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arroyito

stream, brook

nombre masculino (corriente de agua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las aguas del arroyo no tienen la bravura del mar.
Waters in a stream don't have as much force as the ocean waters.

river

nombre masculino (corriente de líquido) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La revuelta dejó un arroyo de sangre por toda la ciudad.
The riot left a river of blood throughout the city.

gutter

nombre masculino (figurado (ambiente humilde) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se crio en el arroyo pero supo salir de allí.
He grew up in the gutter but managed to get out of there.

form rivulets, form gullies

verbo transitivo (lluvia: hacer surcos)

flood

verbo transitivo (lluvia: formar arroyos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

hollow out

verbo pronominal (tierra: tener surcos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get rust

verbo pronominal (planta: enfermar de roya) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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