cambios

Cambios is the plural form of cambio in Spanish, used to refer to changes, alterations, or exchanges across a wide range of contexts. It can denote natural or social processes, such as climate changes, shifts in technology or policy, and shifts in public opinion. In everyday language, cambios also describes substitutions or replacements, for example cambios de ropa (changes of clothes) or cambios de turno (changes of shift). In mechanical or automotive contexts, it can refer to gear changes.

The word derives from the verb cambiar, whose roots lie in the Latin-based Romance languages and express substitution, transformation, or exchange. Cambios is typically used to talk about multiple changes or a general sense of transition, and it appears in many common phrases across disciplines.

Common usages and examples include cambios climáticos (climate changes), cambios de divisas (foreign exchange movements), cambios de opinión (changes of opinion), cambios legislativos (legislative changes), and cambios estructurales (structural changes). In scholarly and policy writing, the term often marks shifts in systems, institutions, or conditions, signaling a move from one state to another.

Cambios is primarily a common noun rather than a fixed proper noun, though it can appear in titles or as part of longer terms in literature, journalism, and discourse about transformation. See also the related term cambio, and discussions of change in various fields.