alcantarilla

Spanish

Etymology

From alcántara +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alkantaˈɾiʎa/, [alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʎa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alkantaˈɾiɟ͡ʝa/, [alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa]

Noun

alcantarilla f (plural alcantarillas)

sewer
Synonyms: alcantarillado, cloaca

Derived terms

alcantarillado
alcantarillar
alcantarillero

Further reading

“alcantarilla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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