lluvia

Asturian

Alternative forms

• lloviu

Etymology

From Latin pluvia.

Noun

lluvia f (plural lluvies)

1. rain

Related terms

• llover
• lluviosu

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish lluvia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎubja/, [ˈʎu.bja]
• Hyphenation: llu‧via

Noun

lluvia

1. (Zamboangueño, Caviteño) rain

   Synonyms: (Zamboangueño) ulan, (Ternate) aguacero

Related terms

• llove

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pluvia

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pluvia.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝubja/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.β̞ja]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈʝubja/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.β̞ja]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈʎubja/ [ˈʎu.β̞ja]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃubja/ [ˈʃu.β̞ja]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒubja/ [ˈʒu.β̞ja]

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• Rhymes: -ubja
• Syllabification: llu‧via

Noun

lluvia f (plural lluvias)

1. rain
2. shower (precipitation)

Derived terms

• agua de lluvia
• agualluvias
• gota de lluvia
• lluvia ácida
• lluvia de estrellas
• lluvia de ideas
• lluvia de meteoros
• lluvia de oro
• lluvia dorada
• nube de lluvia

 

Related terms

• llovedizo
• llover
• lluvioso
• pluvial
• pluvioso

 

Further reading

• “lluvia”, 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