Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɡwaˈʝubjas/ [a.ɣ̞waˈʝu.β̞jas]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /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

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agualluvias m (plural agualluvias)

  1. storm drain
    sistema agualluviasstorm drain system

See also

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