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grotto definition

grotto (grät′ō)

noun pl. grottoes -·toes or grottos -·tos

  1. a cave
  2. a cavelike summerhouse, shrine, etc.

Etymology: It grotta < ML grupta < VL crupta, for L crypta, crypt

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