🇪🇸 Spanish

arroyos

masculine

los arroyos

streams

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arroyos
/los aˈroʝos/
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How do you say arroyos in Spanish?

IPA
/los aˈroʝos/

How do you pronounce arroyos in Spanish?

arroyos is pronounced /los aˈroʝos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El arroyo cristalino fluye rápidamente a través del bosque oscuro.

The clear stream flows rapidly through the dark forest.

Este arroyo pequeño se ha secado completamente durante el verano caluroso.

This small stream has dried up completely during the hot summer.

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Why is it masculine?

Arroyos is masculine because it derives from Latin "arrolus" (stream), and words ending in "-o" in Spanish typically retain masculine gender from their Latin origins. The Latin diminutive suffix "-olus" (which became "-olo" and then "-oyo" in Spanish through regular sound changes) maintained masculine gender when the word evolved into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for streams?

The Spanish word for streams is los arroyos — masculine.

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