Meaning
sewer, drain
- An underground conduit or system for carrying off drainage water and waste matter.
- A filthy or corrupt place (figurative).
In a sentence
Gli operai stanno riparando la fogna sotto la strada principale.
Workers are repairing the sewer under the main street.
C'è un cattivo odore che sale dalla fogna.
There is a bad smell coming up from the sewer.
Le piogge forti hanno allagato le fogne della città.
The heavy rains flooded the city's sewers.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fogna | feminine · singular |
| fogne | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used in the plural 'le fogne' to describe the sewage network.
- Contains the sound /ɲɲ/, spelled 'gn'.