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grotto

[ grot-oh ]

noun

plural grottoes, grottos.
  1. a cave or cavern.
  2. an artificial cavernlike recess or structure.


grotto

/ ˈɡ°ùÉ’³Ùəʊ /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù´Ç³Ùt´Ç±ð»å adjective
  • ²µ°ù´Ç³Ùt´Ç·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grotto1

1610–20; < Italian grotta < Vulgar Latin *crupta, for Latin crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See crypt
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grotto1

C17: from Old Italian grotta, from Late Latin crypta vault; see crypt
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The church and its grotto survived the fire, though the flames charred homes within two blocks of the structure.

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Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"

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"In this grotto which symbolises how Jesus and the Holy Family found refuge, there is also the story of this Muslim family."

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A short distance away is a shelf of vintage mystery paperbacks that, when pressed in the correct spots, opens onto a kind of grotto.

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It felt like sifting through the treasures inside Ariel’s’ underwater grotto; even the tiniest trinket was etched with perfect, arcane meaning.

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