Also means
surge
Usage Note
Boom is an English borrowing used in Spanish economics and journalism to describe a sudden surge in activity or demand — el boom inmobiliario (the property boom), el boom del turismo (the tourism surge). It is masculine and invariable. The plural los booms is used, though some writers prefer auge (surge) or explosión in formal prose.
Examples
"La región vivió un boom turístico en los años noventa."
Natural Translation
The region experienced a tourism boom in the nineties.
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