Polyglot Dictionary

cloaca

/kloˈaka/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las cloacas

Meaning

  1. sewer

    • La cloaca está atascada.

      The sewer is blocked.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alcantarilla

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

Similar in other languages

German

Abwasserkanal

Abwasserkanal is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sewer."

Portuguese

esgoto

esgoto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sewer."

Practice

1 What does cloaca mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ está atascada.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cloaca?

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