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poço de esgoto

[ˈpo.su dʒi ɛzˈɡo.tu]
nounmasculinepl: poços de esgoto
sewage pit
1. A pit or underground chamber used for the collection and disposal of sewage and wastewater from residential or commercial properties
The old house had a sewage pit instead of a connection to the municipal sewer system.
A casa antiga tinha um poço de esgoto em vez de conexão com a rede de esgoto municipal.
2. A septic tank or cesspool system designed to receive and treat domestic waste
They had to pump out the sewage pit every few months.
Eles tiveram que esvaziar o poço de esgoto a cada alguns meses.
NYC Slang
cesspool
Synonyms
fossa sépticapoço negrosumidourofossacisterna de esgoto

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
poço de esgoto
Standard term used across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
poço negro
Common colloquial term for sewage pit
São Paulo
fossa séptica
More formal/technical term often preferred
Portugal
fossa séptica
Preferred term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

estar no poço de esgoto - to be in a dire situation
cheirar a poço de esgoto - to stink like a sewage pit
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