fossa
Meaning
- A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
- A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɒ.sə/
Etymology
In summary
Unadapted borrowing from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”). Doublet of fosse.
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