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aluvión

[aluˈβ̞jõn] Venezuela
[aluβ̞iˈõn]

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Del latín alluviōnis ('inundación')

noun aluviones

Avenida fuerte de agua, inundación.
Depósito sedimentario de la carga sólida de un río: cantos, gravas, arenas, arcillas y limos.
figurative Gran afluencia de personas o cosas.
Similar: masa, raudal, torrente, marea

In English

spate (countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inund
tidal wave figurative: sudden, powerful surge
mudslide geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly dow
barrage overwhelming outburst of words
surge sudden transient rush or flood
alluvium deposited material
flurry sudden activity

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@misc{aluvio_n_2026,
  title = {aluvión},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/aluvi%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}