burbuja

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Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buɾˈbuxa/
  • Rhymes: -uxa
  • Syllabification: bur‧bu‧ja

Noun

burbuja f (plural burbujas)

  1. bubble
  2. (economy) bubble (period of intense speculation)
    • 2018 September 26, Jesús Ruiz Mantilla, Javier Gil, “Luces y sombras en Lavapiés”, in El País:
      Denominar a un barrio como cool funciona como una estrategia discursiva y comercial para, de alguna manera, legitimar las burbujas inmobiliarias, la gentrificación y la turistificación.
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  3. (social media, etc.) bubble

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