sumidero

/sumiˈðeɾo/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los sumideros

Meaning

  1. drain

    • Se tapó el sumidero.

      The drain blocked.

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

desagüe

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

bueiro

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

Portuguese

ralo

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

Practice

1 What does sumidero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se tapó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sumidero?

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