This is the 781st most frequent Afrikaans word.
riool
Sewer.
Here, 'riool' is used in its literal sense referring to the sewer infrastructure.
Die water vloei vinnig deur die riool.
The water flows quickly through the sewer.
In this example, 'riool' is used metaphorically to describe a collection of unpleasant ideas.
Sy verhaal het soos 'n riool van slegte gedagtes geklink.
His story sounded like a sewer of bad thoughts.
'Riool' again refers literally to the sewage system in this context.