aluvião
Portuguese, noun/a.lu.viˈɐ̃w̃/
aluvião is spelled A-L-U-V-I-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aluvião is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alluvium (material deposited by flowing water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “depósito sedimentar formado por materiais grosseiros, mal rolados e mais ou menos soltos transportados por…”.
What does aluvião mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinealluvium (material deposited by flowing water)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. depósito sedimentar formado por materiais grosseiros, mal rolados e mais ou menos soltos transportados por águas correntes 2. enxurrada, enchente, alagamento 3. multidão, grande número ou quantidade em movimento
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aluvião
- aluviões plural
- alúvio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aluvião?
- Brazil /a.lu.viˈɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.lu.viˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /a.luˈvjɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aluvião
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aluvião in Portuguese?
aluvião appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).