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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈflubjo/
- Rhymes: -ubjo
- Syllabification: e‧flu‧vio
Noun
efluvio m (plural efluvios)
- effluvium, outflow
2015 September 24, “La ducha, ¿por la mañana o por la noche? Depende de lo que busque”, in El País:Si usted es usuario del transporte público, quizás haya pensado que algunos de los pasajeros, a juzgar por ciertos desagradables efluvios, no pasaron por la ducha durante la mañana.- If you are a user of public transport, you may have thought that some of the passengers, judging by certain unpleasant emanations, did not go through the shower in the morning.
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