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tubo

pipe

noun TOO-boh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'tubus'

Also means

tube

Usage Note

Tubo is masculine, plural tubi, used for pipes, hoses, and tubes. In very colloquial speech non capisco un tubo means 'I don't understand a thing', with tubo standing in for 'nothing'.

Examples

"Il tubo dell'acqua perde."

Natural Translation

The water pipe is leaking.

Literal Translation

The pipe of-the-water leaks.

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