afluxo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin afflūxus, from affluō (“to flow towards”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfluk.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfluk.so/

Noun

afluxo m (plural afluxos)

  1. the flow of people or things
    Afluxo de dinheiro.
    Flow of money.
    Afluxo de imigrantes.
    Flow of immigrants.
    Synonyms: afluência, fluxo
  2. the meeting of flowing things or people
    Afluxo das águas.
    Meeting of the waters.
    Afluxo de ideias.
    Convergence of ideas.

Further reading
  • “afluxo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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