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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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