How to Say "Drain Pipe" in Spanish

tubo de desagüe

/tubo de desaɡwe/from spelling rules

The English phrase "drain pipe" is translated into Spanish as tubo de desagüe.

You can also use the single word desagüe to refer to the drain itself or the entire drainage system.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of tubo (pipe), de (of) and desagüe (drain/drainage).

In Spain and some Latin American countries, the term tubo de alcantarilla is used specifically to refer to a sewer pipe.

To make the phrase plural (drain pipes), you pluralize the noun tubo to become tubos de desagüe rather than changing the word desagüe.

/tubo de desaɡwe/

The term alcantarilla used for sewer pipes comes from the Arabic word al-qanat, referring to an underground channel.
In some Latin American countries, a tubo de desagüe might be colloquially called a caño, a word that refers to any hollow cylinder used for fluids.
The word desagüe is a 'deverbal', meaning it was created by turning the verb desaguar ('to drain water') into a noun.

Por favor, necesitamos reparar la tubería de desagüe lo antes posible.
Please, we need to fix the drain pipe as soon as possible.
No puedo creer que el tubo de drenaje esté tan obstruido.
I can't believe the drain pipe is so clogged.
El tubo de desagüe está obstruido.
The drain pipe is clogged.
El tubo de desagüe está roto.
The drain pipe is broken.
Necesito comprar un tubo de desagüe nuevo.
I need to buy a new drain pipe.
Hay una fuga en el tubo de desagüe.
There is a leak in the drain pipe.

Elena and Daniel are in the kitchen looking at the sink.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, desagüe, tubo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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