French

Verb

gruta

1. third-person singular past historic of gruter

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• grota

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian (Sicilian or old Neapolitan dialect) grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. More details: see there.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.ta/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto (small cave)

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:caverna

Related terms

• cripta
• grotesco

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian (Sicilian or old Neapolitan dialect) grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. More details: see there.

Noun

gruta f ‎(plural grutas)

1. grotto

Related terms

• cripta