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spelonk.

grotto

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/speːˈlɔnk/

  1. grotto

    feminine · literary

  2. bad, dank, poorly-lit housing

    Brabant · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch spelonke, from Old French spelonque, from Italian spelonca, from Latin spelunca (“cave, cavern; grotto; den”), from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), from Ancient Greek σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).

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