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rubble / debris

nounmasculine/ẽ.ˈtu.ʎu/medium

en·tu·lho

Definition

Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially from the demolition of buildings.
After the demolition, the yard was full of rubble.
It is forbidden to dump construction debris on vacant lots.
Common collocations
pile of rubblerubble containerclear rubblerubble dump

Etymology

Origem obscura, possivelmente relacionada com 'entulhar' (encher, atulhar).

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