grotto
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oʊ noun, plural grot·toes, grot·tos.
1.
a cave or cavern.
2.
an artificial cavernlike recess or structure.
Origin:
1610–20; < Italian grotta < Vulgar Latin *crupta, for Latin crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See crypt
1610–20; < Italian grotta < Vulgar Latin *crupta, for Latin crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See crypt
Related forms
grot·toed, adjective
grot·to·like, adjective
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| —n , pl -toes, -tos | |
| 1. | a small cave, esp one with attractive features |
| 2. | a construction in the form of a cave, esp as in landscaped gardens during the 18th century |
| [C17: from Old Italian grotta, from Late Latin crypta vault; see | |
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Grotto
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Word Origin & History
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."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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grotto
natural or artificial cave used as a decorative feature in 18th-century European gardens. Grottoes derived from natural caves were regarded in antiquity as dwelling places of divinities. Grottoes were often constructed from a fanciful arrangement of rocks, shells, bones, broken glass, and other strangely assorted objects and were commonly associated with water (see nymphaeum).
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Example sentences
One of the best ways to enjoy the sport of spelunking requires becoming a member of a cave club, also known as a grotto.
Some grotto clubs also help manage caves on public land and help maintain the cave so it stays in pristine condition.
Cave clubs, also known as grotto clubs, arrange for field trips so their members can visit caves on private property.
Here she was shown how to grind spinifex resin, and was taken to a grotto knotted with fossils.
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