fluctuación

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuātiōnem. Cognate with Galician flutuación.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /fluɡtwaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fluɡtwaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: fluc‧tua‧ción

Noun

fluctuación f (plural fluctuaciones)

  1. fluctuation
    • 2015 July 6, “Pescado para todos en Mauritania”, in El País:
      Las importaciones cubren del 60 al 70% de las necesidades alimenticias, y las poblaciones rurales más pobres están muy expuestas a las fluctuaciones de los precios internacionales.
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