Rito
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹitoʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rito is a noun meaning The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.
Meaning
The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.
More Meanings
- (US, rare) A stream in the western US.
Example Sentences
Many small streams and ritos flow down the slopes feeding the Rio Puerco, Chama and Jemez Rivers.
On this day all the waters of the earth are blessed, the seas, the rivers and the ritos, the clear forest streams and all the muddy acequias meandering through the fields.
[…] to form tiny rills that descended and gathered into larger rititos that rollicked and frollicked as they tumbled down into the ritos that carried the spring run-offs and summer rains across alpine meadows […]
Word Forms
- ritos
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