alcantarilla

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /alkantaˈɾiʝa/ [al.kãn̪.t̪aˈɾi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /alkantaˈɾiʝa/ [al.kãn̪.t̪aˈɾi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /alkantaˈɾiʎa/ [al.kãn̪.t̪aˈɾi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /alkantaˈɾiʃa/ [al.kãn̪.t̪aˈɾi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /alkantaˈɾiʒa/ [al.kãn̪.t̪aˈɾi.ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: al‧can‧ta‧ri‧lla

Etymology 1

From alcántara +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Noun

alcantarilla f (plural alcantarillas)

1. sewer

   Synonyms: alcantarillado, cloaca

2. manhole

Derived terms

• alcantarillado
• alcantarillar
• alcantarillero

 

Etymology 2

Verb

alcantarilla

1. inflection of alcantarillar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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