agualluvias

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of agua (“to dilute”) +‎ lluvias (“rains”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aɡwaˈʝubjas/ [a.ɣ̞waˈʝu.β̞jas] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aɡwaˈʎubjas/ [a.ɣ̞waˈʎu.β̞jas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aɡwaˈʃubjas/ [a.ɣ̞waˈʃu.β̞jas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aɡwaˈʒubjas/ [a.ɣ̞waˈʒu.β̞jas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ubjas
  • Syllabification: a‧gua‧llu‧vias

Noun

agualluvias m (plural agualluvias)

  1. storm drain
    sistema agualluvias ― storm drain system

See also

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