souterrain

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souterrain

/ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/

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From French souterrain, from sous (“under”) + terrain (“ground”).

noun souterrains

An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements. Now when my son saw that I separated them, he secretly built this souterrain and furnished it and transported to it victuals, even as thou seest; and, when I had gone out a-sporting, came here with his sister and hid from me.

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@misc{souterrain_2026,
  title = {souterrain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/souterrain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}