spelonk

Meaning

1. (feminine, literary) grotto
2. (Brabant, feminine) bad, dank, poorly-lit housing

Concepts

cave

cavern

den

grotto

interior

Synonyms

grot

hol

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krocht

holte

Translations

Höhle

caverna

Grube

grotte

caverne

gruta

σπηλιά

Kaverne

gruta

caverna

cavità

grotta

antro

antre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/speːˈlɔnk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: spelonke

In summary

From Middle Dutch spelonke, from Old French spelonque, from Italian spelonca, from Latin spelunca (“cave, cavern; grotto; den”), from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), from Ancient Greek σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).