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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈka.ʎɐ/
"A água da chuva escoa pela calha do telhado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.
"Heavy autumn leaves clogged the roof gutter, causing water to overflow." - 2
A channel or depression at the side of a street or road for draining water.
"The discarded wrapper blew into the street gutter."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'goutiere', coming from 'goutte' (drop), from Latin 'gutta'. It historically evolved to describe a narrow channel for carrying away rainwater or liquid, aligning semantically with the German word 'Rinne'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gutter" is said worldwide
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gouttière
Transliteration: /ɡu.tjɛʁ/
"Il faut nettoyer la gouttière avant l'hiver."
Rinne
Transliteration: /ˈʁɪnə/
"Das Regenwasser fließt durch die Rinne ab."
grondaia
Transliteration: /ɡronˈda.ja/
"La grondaia è intasata dalle foglie."
alcantarilla
Transliteration: /alkan.taˈɾi.ʎa/
"El agua de lluvia corre por la cuneta."
calha
Transliteration: /ˈka.ʎɐ/
"A água da chuva escoa pela calha do telhado."
नाली
Transliteration: naali
"बारिश का पानी नाली में बह गया।"
排水沟
Transliteration: pái shuǐ gōu
"落叶堵塞了屋顶的排水沟。"
배수구
Transliteration: baesugu
"낙엽이 지붕의 배수구를 막았습니다."
雨樋
Transliteration: amadoi
"落ち葉が雨樋に詰まっている。"
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