alcantarilla
/alkantaˈɾiʝa/ · B2 · noun · f
manhole
🕳️🚰 alcantarilla: from Arabic al-qanṭara, 'the little bridge' over a channel
Etymology: Spanish alcantarilla comes from Arabic al-qanṭara, meaning the arch or bridge. A small bridge carried a road over a water channel, and the word shrank to mean the drain or culvert, then the sewer and its manhole.