alcantarilla

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /alkantaˈɾiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /alkantaˈɾiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /alkantaˈɾiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /alkantaˈɾiʒa/

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  • 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

Etymology 2

Verb

alcantarilla

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

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