# rivulet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/ · frequency rank #96,420

## Definitions
1. A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
2. Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.

## Etymology
From Old French riveret (“little stream”) or from Italian rivoletto, from Italian rivo, from Latin rivus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rivulet