rivulet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɪvjʊlət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɪvjəlɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(riv′yə lit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
riv•u•let /ˈrɪvyəlɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small stream;
    brook.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
riv•u•let  (riv′yə lit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small stream;
    streamlet;
    brook.
  • Latin rīvulus small stream
  • Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo
  • earlier rivolet 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rivulet / ˈrɪvjʊlɪt/
  1. a small stream
Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian rivoletto, from Latin rīvulus, from rīvus stream
'rivulet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
burn - gill - gutter - rigolet - rill - rivulus - run - runnel - stream - streamlet

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