alcantarilla

Spanish

Etymology

From alcántara +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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• 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, Philippines) /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]

Noun

alcantarilla f (plural alcantarillas)

1. sewer

   Synonyms: alcantarillado, cloaca

2. manhole

Derived terms

• alcantarillado
• alcantarillar
• alcantarillero

Further reading

• “alcantarilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28