Arigue

/ˈæriɡ/ noun

Definition

An old or dialectal term for a narrow water channel or small stream; possibly a regional variant of irrigation-related terminology.

Etymology

Possibly from Old French or Occitan sources; related to agua or water-related terms. Dialectal or archaic origin uncertain.

Kelly Says

Words like 'arigue' survive in regional dialects long after they disappear from standard language—they're fossils of how ancestors described their local landscape in words we've nearly forgotten.

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