spelonca

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spelonca

  • /speˈlonka/

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dal greco σπήλυγξ σπήλυγγος e poi dal latino spelŭnca

noun spelonche

  1. grotta profonda e buia

Similar: grotta, caverna, antro, catapecchia, topaia, buco, tugurio, stamberga, abituro, bicocca · Opposite: palazzo, reggia

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  • cave large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground

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@misc{spelonca_2026,
  title = {spelonca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/spelonca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}