(esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face
Word origin
C19: Greek, literally: a cave, grotto
speos in American English
(ˈspiɑs)
noun
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock
Word origin
[1835–45; ‹ Gk spéos cave]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, catch-up, communism, hot plate, serial