rigolet

noun

rig·​o·​let

¦rigə¦let

plural -s

South

: a small stream : creek, rivulet

Word History

Etymology

American French (Mississippi Valley), diminutive of French rigole drain, irrigation ditch, canal, from Old French regol

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

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