agualluvias

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

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

Noun

agualluvias m (plural agualluvias)

  1. storm drain
    sistema agualluvias ― storm drain system
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