This is the 7784th most frequent Catalan word.
claveguera
Sewer or drainpipe.
'Claveguera' is used to denote a sewer system where waste water flows.
La claveguera estava bloquejada, i l'aigua no podia circular.
The sewer was blocked, and the water couldn't flow.
Here, 'clavegueres' refers to the plural form, emphasizing the infrastructure of urban drainage.
Un grup d'operaris netejava les clavegueres al vespre.
A group of workers was cleaning the sewers in the evening.
'Claveguera' is used metaphorically to describe an uncomplimentary aspect of society.