efluvio

See also: eflúvio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈflubjo/ [eˈflu.β̞jo]
• Rhymes: -ubjo
• Syllabification: e‧flu‧vio

Noun

efluvio m (plural efluvios)

1. effluvium, outflow
   • 2015 September 24, “La ducha, ¿por la mañana o por la noche? Depende de lo que busque”, in El País‎^[1]:

     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.

Further reading

• “efluvio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10