affluenza

turnout, influx

noun ahf-loo-EN-tsah Rare

Origin: From Latin affluentia, 'abundance, flow'.

Also means

affluence (flow)

Usage Note

Affluenza in Italian means turnout or influx — affluenza alle urne is voter turnout, affluenza turistica is tourist influx. It does NOT mean wealth or prosperity; that is ricchezza or benessere. This is a significant false friend for English speakers who know the word 'affluence' (= wealth).

Examples

"L'affluenza alle urne è stata del sessanta per cento."

Natural Translation

Voter turnout was sixty percent.

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