Polyglot Dictionary

desagüe

/deˈsaɣwe/

el 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
los desagües

Meaning

  1. drain

    • El desagüe está atascado.

      The drain is blocked.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sumidero

desagüe and sumidero are close synonyms for "drain," like a sink or street drain; sumidero is more often used for a street or storm drain specifically.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ralo

ralo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drain."

Practice

1 What does desagüe mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ está atascado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desagüe?

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