GROTTO


Meaning of GROTTO in English

■ noun ( plural ~es or ~s ) a small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

Origin

C17: from Ital. grotta , via L. from Gk kruptē (see crypt ).

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