What does spazzatura in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word spazzatura in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use spazzatura in Italian.

The word spazzatura in Italian means garbage, trash, waste, trash, scum, junk, dustbin, throw out the garbage, dustbin lorry, garbage truck, waste bin, bin, wastepaper basket, junk food, take out the trash. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word spazzatura

garbage, trash, waste

sostantivo femminile (immondizia) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La spazzatura va differenziata e posta in specifici contenitori suddivisi per tipologia di materiale.
Waste is to be sorted and put into specific containers according to the type of material.

trash, scum

sostantivo femminile (figurato, colloquiale (brutta gente) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo pub è un postaccio frequentato solo da spazzatura.
This pub is a rough place where only scum go.

junk

aggettivo invariabile (cibo: non sano)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Evito il cibo spazzatura e cerco di cucinare tutto da sola.
I avoid junk food and try to cook everything myself.

dustbin

sostantivo maschile (contenitore per rifiuti, cassonetto)

throw out the garbage

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dustbin lorry, garbage truck

sostantivo maschile (raccoglie i sacchi d'immondizia)

waste bin, bin, wastepaper basket

sostantivo femminile (contenitore, bidone)

junk food

sostantivo maschile (colloquiale, dispregiativo (cibo non sano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take out the trash

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