fossa

Meaning

1. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
2. A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

Synonyms

pit

fossa cat

cavity

socket

grave

🪦

Cryptoprocta ferox

fosse

hole

🕳️

burial pit

pothole

pouch

👝

puddle

scoop

sump

depression

hollow

cesspool

chuckhole

dimple

dugout

excavation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɒ.sə/

Etymology

Cognate with Malay: pusak

Cognate with Tagalog: pusa

In summary

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”). Doublet of fosse.