arriba

[ uh-ree-buh; Spanish ahr-ree-bah ]

/ əˈri bə; Spanish ɑrˈri βɑ /

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interjection

(used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, or encouragement): Arriba, Astros! Let’s go!

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Origin of arriba

First recorded in 1750–60, still not naturalized in English; from Spanish: “above, over,” from Latin ad ad- + rīpa “bank of a river” (see riparian)

Words nearby arriba

arrgt., Arrhenius, arrhenotoky, arrhythmia, Arriaga, arriba, arricciato, arriccio, arride, arrière-ban, arrière-garde

How to use arriba in a sentence

There's an outside chance that old man Nazario has the Arriba we need in his collection at the University.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
Twenty steps down the corridor, a Negro technician was focusing a sharp lens on page three of Arriba for April 27, 1938.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
The Tepagues are 'Cinco leguas arriba del rio de Mayo, en vn arroyo.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Estos quatro Pronombres equivalen al suyo de nuestra Castilla; y se declinan como los que arriba dexo declinados.
A Vocabulary or Phrase Book of the Mutsun Language, Spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California|Father Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta

Se entiende todo segun dejo explicado arriba; y se sigue el Preterito de Subjuntivo.
A Vocabulary or Phrase Book of the Mutsun Language, Spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California|Father Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta