streamnounmasculine/ʁiˈaʃu/mediumri·a·choPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA small watercourse, a tributary of a river.The children played in the stream that runs through the woods.The stream dries up in summer.synbrookcreekrivuletCommon collocationsmountain streamstream bankstream watersmall streamEtymologyDe 'rio' + sufixo diminutivo '-acho'.Related wordsrioribeiroriachuelocorgoarroio