sewage

sewage

English

Etymology

From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) +‎ -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -uːɪdʒ

Noun

sewage (countable and uncountable, plural sewages)

1. A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
2. (obsolete) sewerage.

Synonyms

• wastewater

Derived terms

• raw sewage

Translations

suspension of water and waste

Bulgarian: канални води f pl (kanalni vodi) Catalan: aigües negres f pl Chinese: Mandarin: 污水 (zh) (wūshuǐ) Czech: splašky m pl Dutch: afvalwater (nl) n, rioolwater (nl) n Finnish: jätevesi (fi) French: eaux usées (fr) f pl German: Abwasser (de) n Greek: λύματα (el) n pl (lýmata) Indonesian: air limbah (id) Irish: múnlach m Italian: liquame Japanese: 汚水 (ja) (おすい, osui) Macedonian: канализа́ција f (kanalizácija) Malay: kumbahan Malayalam: മലിനജലം (malinajalaṃ) Maori: wai parakaingaki, parakaingaki, waihawa Navajo: tóchxǫ́ʼį́, tóchxǫ́ʼí Persian: گنداب‎ (fa) (gandâb) Polish: ścieki (pl) m pl Portuguese: esgoto (pt) m Russian: сто́чные во́ды (ru) f pl (stóčnyje vódy) Spanish: aguas residuales f pl Swedish: avloppsvatten (sv) n Turkish: lağım (tr), atık su (tr)

See also

• slop
• sludge
• sewer system
• sewage treatment
• waste management