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grotto

grot′to

(grŏt′tō̍)

Noun.

;

pl.

Grottoes

(grŏt′tōz)

[Formerly

grotta

, fr. It.

grotta

, LL.

grupta

, fr. L.

crypta

a concealed subterranean passage, vault, cavern, Gr.

κρύπτη

, fr.

κρυπτόσ

concealed, fr.

κρύπτειν

to conceal. Cf.

Grot

Crypt

A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

Definition 2024

grotto

English

Noun

grotto ‎(plural grottos or grottoes)

A small cave.
An artificial cavern-like retreat.
A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.

Derived terms

Translations

small cave

Arabic: غَار m ‎(ḡār), مَغَارَة f ‎(maḡāra)
Bulgarian: пещера (bg) f ‎(peštera)
Catalan: gruta f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 石窟 (zh) ‎(shíkū)
Czech: jeskyňka (cs) f
Danish: grotte (da) c
Dutch: grot (nl)
Esperanto: groto
Finnish: luola (fi)
French: grotte (fr) f
German: Grotte (de) f
Istriot: gruota f
Italian: grotta (it) f, caverna (it) f, santuario (it) m

Japanese: 岩屋 ‎(いわや, iwaya), 洞穴 (ja) ‎(どうけつ, dōketsu)
Latin: caverna f
Malay:
Rumi: groto (ms)
Persian: غار (fa) ‎(ğâr), مغاره (fa) ‎(mağâre)
Polish: grota (pl) f
Portuguese: gruta (pt) f
Romanian: grotă (ro) f
Russian: грот (ru) m ‎(grot)
Spanish: gruta (es) f
Swedish: grotta (sv) c
Tagalog: gruta
Venetian: grota f

artificial cavern-like retreat

Czech: grotta (cs) f
Danish: grotte (da) c
Finnish: luola (fi)
French: grotte (fr) f

German: Grotte (de) f
Portuguese: gruta (pt) f
Spanish: gruta (es) f
Swedish: grotta (sv) c

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grotto

grot′to

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grotto

grotto

English

Noun

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