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grota.

opening in river bank caused by flood

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɾɔ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɾɔ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. opening in river bank caused by flood

    feminine
  2. opening in the slope produced by the action of rainwater

    feminine
  3. wet and dark depression

    feminine
  4. stream where, periodically, abundant flows are formed as a result of heavy rains

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), feminine form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós).

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