scolo
drain
noun SKOH-loh Less Common
Origin: from 'scolare' (to drain)
Also means
drainage
Usage Note
Scolo is masculine, plural scoli, and names a drain or the runoff of water, as in acqua di scolo ('waste water'). It is everyday plumbing and farming vocabulary rather than literary.
Examples
"Lo scolo del lavandino è otturato."
Natural Translation
The sink drain is clogged.
Literal Translation
The drain of-the sink is clogged.

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