n.
A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
[Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus, stream.]
Dictionary:
riv·u·let (rĭv'yə-lĭt)
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[Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus, stream.]
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a small stream
Synonyms: rill, run, runnel, streamlet
| Translations: Rivulet |
Français (French)
n. - (Géog) ruisselet, (fig) filets de
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποταμάκι
Português (Portuguese)
n. - regato (m)
Русский (Russian)
речушка, ручей
Español (Spanish)
n. - arroyo, riachuelo
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小河, 溪流, 小溪
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小河, 溪流, 小溪
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نهير, جدول
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נחל קטן, פלג, פלגלג
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