Spanish word

fontanería

Pronunciation

IPA/fontaneˈɾia/

Meaning

  • feminine nounplumbing

Example

La fontanería de mi casa tiene una fuga.

The plumbing in my house is leaking.

Illustration for fontanería (plumbing)

More examples

Contraté un servicio de fontanería para desatascar la tubería.

I hired a plumbing service to unclog the pipe.

Core concept

Network of supply and drain pipes inside a building.

Common phrases

  • trabajo de fontanería

    plumbing work

  • servicio de fontanería

    plumbing service

  • instalación de fontanería

    plumbing installation

Similar words

plomería: Skilled trade that installs, maintains, and repairs a building's pipes and plumbing fixtures.
tubería: Hollow cylindrical pipe designed to transport fluids such as water or gas.
cañería: Pipes and pipework commonly mentioned in casual, everyday speech.

Definition in Spanish

Sistema e instalaciones encargadas de llevar agua potable y evacuar aguas residuales en un edificio.

Word origin

The term derives from Old Spanish fontana 'fountain' through fontanero 'plumber' plus the suffix -ería, which creates a noun for the trade and the equipment associated with it.

Usage tips

  • Spanish speakers tend to use concrete phrases to report problems, for example 'Hay una fuga en la fontanería' or 'Necesito un fontanero', rather than vague statements like 'the plumbing is broken'.

Related words

  • fontaneroplumbernoun
  • fontanerafemale plumbernoun

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