How to pronounce alluvium
American English pronunciation
uh-LOO-vee-um
- IPA
- /əˈluvi.əm/
- Syllables
- uh · LOO · vee · um (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What alluvium means
Soil and sand left behind by flowing water
In a sentence: After the flood, a thick layer of alluvium covered the farm fields.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for things a river leaves behind, from a word meaning to wash up against or overflow.
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