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ruisseau.

stream, brook, creek

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁɥi.so/

  1. stream, brook, creek

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French ruissel, from Vulgar Latin *rivuscellum (“brook, stream”), from Latin *rīvusculum (“creek, rivulet”) + -ellum (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from rīvus (“rivulet”) + -usculum (“-cule: forming diminutives”). Compare Italian ruscello.

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