riol

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch riool (“sewer”), from Middle Dutch riole, probably from Middle French rigole (“ditch, sewer”), from Old French regol, from Middle Dutch regel (“row”), from Latin rēgula (“straight line”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈri.ɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔl, -l
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ol

Noun

riol (plural riol-riol)

  1. sewer: a pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage

Further reading

Middle English

Adjective

riol

  1. alternative form of ryal
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