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(grät′ō)

noun pl. grottoes or grottos

a cave
a cavelike summerhouse, shrine, etc.

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

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noun pl. grot·toes or grot·tos

A small cave or cavern.
An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave or cavern.

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Origin: Alteration of Italian grotta

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *grupta

Origin: , from Latin crypta, vault; see crypt

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