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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
grot·to
[grot-oh] Pronunciation Key
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[grot-oh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -toes, -tos.
| 1. | a cave or cavern. |
| 2. | an artificial cavernlike recess or structure. |
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grottoed, adjective
grot·to·like, adjective
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| grot·to
(grŏt'ō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. grot·toes or grot·tos
[Alteration of Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta, from Latin crypta, vault; see crypt.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
grotto
grotto
1617, from It. grotta, ult. from L. crypta "vault, cavern," from Gk. krypte "hidden place" (see crypt). Terminal -o may be from its being spelled that way in many translations of Dante's "Divine Comedy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Grotto
Grot"to\, n.; pl. Grottoes. [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. ?, fr. ? concealed, fr. ? to conceal. Cf. Grot, Crypt.] A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
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