cueva

Meaning

1. (feminine) cave
2. (feminine) basement, cellar
3. (Argentina, euphemistic, feminine) black-market bureau de change; a place to exchange pesos for dólares blue.

Concepts

cave

grotto

cavern

cellar

den

nest

hole

🕳️

niche

underground

vault

building

well

cavity

concave

dungeon

hollow

house

🏠

lair

Synonyms

gruta

caverna

antro

sótano

guarida

bóveda

nicho

nido

posada

🏨

pozo

subterráneo

suerte

🍀

bodega

chabola

morada

residencia

vivienda

hornacina

albergue

bajos

casa

🏠

fosa

habitación

hogar

🏠

madriguera

Hyphenated as

cue‧va

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkweba/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Portuguese cova. Not related to English cove, despite the similarity in meaning.

Sentences

En realidad , habían descubierto una cueva subterránea llena de gas natural .

They had actually discovered an underground cave filled with natural gas.