la pileta

swimming pool, sink

p i ˈl e t a
noun · feminine Rare #38,822
swimming pool Common in Argentina and Uruguay; in Spain, “piscina” is more common.
SP: En verano vamos a la pileta todos los días.
EN: In summer we go to the swimming pool every day.
sink Often used for a basin/sink, especially in parts of Latin America.
SP: Lavé los platos en la pileta.
EN: I washed the dishes in the sink.

No había nadie en la pileta.

There was nobody in the pool.

Donde yo vivía, el baño estaba pegado a la pileta.

Where I lived, the bathroom was next to the sink.

— Burning (2018)

Qué raro, siempre pensé que tenías una pileta.

That's strange, I always thought you had a pool.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Ellos tenían una pileta.

They had a swimming pool.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Tom vio algo flotando en la pileta.

Tom saw something floating in the pool.

Ellos compraron una casa con pileta.

They bought a house with a pool.

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