scolo

See also: scolò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsko.lo/
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: scó‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from scolare (“to drain”) +‎ -o.

Noun

scolo m (plural scoli)

1. drainage (the act of draining)

   canale di scolo ― drain, plughole (literally, “drainage conduit”)

   tubo di scolo ― drainpipe (literally, “drainage pipe”)

   sistema di scolo dell'acqua piovana ― rainwater drainage system

2. wastewater (the drained liquid)
3. (medicine) discharge
4. (informal, vulgar) clap, gonorrhea

   Synonym: blenorragia

Further reading

• scólo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of scolare

Anagrams

• losco, solco, solcò

Old High German

Noun

scolo m

1. debtor