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)
• Irish: múnlach m
• Italian: liquame
• Japanese: 汚水 (ja) (おすい, osui)
• Macedonian: канализа́ција f (kanalizácija)
• 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