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

• “riol”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Middle English

Adjective

riol

1. alternative form of ryal