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earthhouse.

An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɜːθˌhaʊs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɝθˌhaʊs/General-American
  1. An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain.

    archaic
  2. A dwelling that has been built to blend in with the surrounding landscape, being mostly underground with soil piled against its walls or with a grassy contoured roof; it may also be completely underground, or have a topping of intensive growth.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English erthe hous, from Old English eorþhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą, equivalent to earth + house.

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