Also means
tube
Usage Note
Tubo is masculine, plural tubi, used for pipes, hoses, and tubes. In very colloquial speech non capisco un tubo means 'I don't understand a thing', with tubo standing in for 'nothing'.
Examples
"Il tubo dell'acqua perde."
Natural Translation
The water pipe is leaking.
Literal Translation
The pipe of-the-water leaks.
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