aluvión
See also: aluvion
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alluviōnis, genitive singular of alluviō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aluˈbjon/ [a.luˈβ̞jõn]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: a‧lu‧vión
Noun
aluvión m (plural aluviones)
- alluvium
- (figurative) tidal wave, avalanche, barrage (incredibly large amount)
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Further reading
- “aluvión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024