fosa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) cavity
2. (feminine) grave
3. (feminine) pit
4. (feminine) moat

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of fosar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of fosar:

Concepts

pit

grave

🪦

fossa

fosse

tomb

gap

hole

🕳️

crevice

opening

moat

interstice

lacuna

lacunae

leak

loophole

mouth

rent

rupture

sand trap

sepulchre

slot

socket

space

trap

🪤

vista

burial place

space character

blank

crack

bunker

burial pit

cavity

chasm

chink

cleft

cranny

deep

flaw

Synonyms

sepultura

tumba

🪦

foso

hoyo

🕳️

fisura

abismo

gruta

hendidura

hueco

pozo

precipicio

sepulcro

trampa

🪤

agujero

🕳️

caverna

derrumbadero

grieta

hendedura

huelgo

orificio

raja

fossa

trampa de arena

abisal submarina

abisal(m

abertura

lugar para los muertos

antro

brecha

cavidad

cueva

encaje

Hyphenated as

fo‧sa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfosa/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fossa. See also huesa, inherited from the same source. Cognate with English fosse (“moat, ditch”).

Sentences

La fosa de las Marianas es uno de los lugares más desconocidos del mundo .

The Mariana Trench is one of the most unknown places in the world.