How to pronounce rivulet
American English pronunciation
RIV-yuh-lit
- IPA
- /ˈɹɪvjəlɪt/
- Syllables
- RIV · yuh · lit (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rivulet means
A tiny stream of water
In a sentence: Little rivulets of rain ran down the car window.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Italian rivoletto, a little stream, which goes back to the Latin rivus, a stream.
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