alcantarilla

/alkantaˈɾiʝa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las alcantarillas

Meaning

  1. sewer, drain

    • El agua cae a la alcantarilla.

      The water flows into the drain.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cloaca

alcantarilla and cloaca are close synonyms for "sewer," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does alcantarilla mean?

2 Fill the gap: El agua cae a la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alcantarilla?

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