This is the 10191st most frequent Spanish word.
cloacas
"Sewers" or "drainage system."
Here, 'cloacas' refers to the underground systems designed for waste water management and drainage in urban areas.
Las cloacas de la ciudad necesitan mantenimiento regular para prevenir inundaciones.
The city's sewers need regular maintenance to prevent flooding.
In this context, 'cloacas' is used to describe the physical, often mysterious or ominous underground passages associated with urban sewer systems.
En los cuentos de misterio, a veces los detectives investigan pistas ocultas en las cloacas.
In mystery stories, detectives sometimes investigate hidden clues in the sewers.
Here, 'cloacas' is used metaphorically to represent something hidden and corrupt within larger societal systems.