grotto

grot·to

G0280500 (grŏt′ō)n. pl. grot·toes or grot·tos 1. A small cave or cavern.2. An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave or cavern.

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[Alteration of Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta, from Latin crypta, vault; see crypt.]

grotto

(ˈɡrɒtəʊ) n, pl -toes or -tos1. (Physical Geography) a small cave, esp one with attractive features2. (Architecture) 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 crypt]

grot•to

(ˈgrɒt oʊ)

n., pl. -toes, -tos. 1. a cave or cavern. 2. an artificial cavernlike recess or structure. [1610–20; < Italian grotta « Latin crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See crypt] grot′toed, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grotto - a small cave (usually with attractive features)grotcave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

grotto

noun cave, tunnel, hollow, cavern, underground chamber Water trickles through an underground grotto.

grotto

nounA hollow beneath the earth's surface:cave, cavern.

Translations

grotagrutaгрот