arriba

American  

[uh-ree-buh, ahr-ree-bah] / əˈri bə, ɑrˈri βɑ /

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, or encouragement).

   Arriba, Astros! Let’s go!

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Etymology

Origin of arriba

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

Example Sentences

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arriba

North becomes al lago, meaning toward Lake Managua; east is arriba, as in up.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2017

We directed our course to the Puerto de arriba, above the cataract of Atures, opposite the mouth of the Rio Cataniapo, where our boat was to be ready for us.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von

This gentile said there was another rancheria "mas arriba" at which there were horses.

From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Cook, Sherburne F.

Aloft, quickly.—Agir contre son gré, montar arriba, to mount aloft, which has passed into seamen's lingo as areevo, up, aloft, quickly:—mount areevo, or go on deck.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

That which is raised east of Havana, is called "Vuelta arriba," and is far inferior to the former.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.