serbatoio

tank

noun sehr-bah-TOH-yoh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'servare', to keep

Also means

reservoir

Usage Note

Serbatoio is a tank or reservoir holding fuel, water or air; the everyday meaning is a car's fuel tank, as in fare il pieno al serbatoio. The plural shifts the ending to serbatoi, dropping one i, as with most nouns ending in stressed -io.

Examples

"Il serbatoio è quasi vuoto."

Natural Translation

The tank is almost empty.

Literal Translation

The tank is almost empty.

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