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cueva

cave

noun KWEH-bah Rare

Origin: From Latin cova, related to cavus (hollow).

Usage Note

Cueva refers to a natural cave or grotto. In informal speech it can also describe a messy, dark room or dwelling (esta habitación parece una cueva). A man-made underground chamber is more precisely a caverna or túnel, though the words overlap in casual use.

Examples

"Los osos hibernan en una cueva."

Natural Translation

Bears hibernate in a cave.

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