Grotto Definition

grŏtō
grottoes, grottos
noun
grottoes, grottos
A cave.
Webster's New World
An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave or cavern.
American Heritage
A cavelike summerhouse, shrine, etc.
Webster's New World

An artificial cavern-like retreat.

Wiktionary

A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Grotto

Noun

Singular:
grotto
Plural:
grottoes, grottos

Origin of Grotto

  • Alteration of Italian grotta from Vulgar Latin grupta from Latin crypta vault crypt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin grupta, from Classical Latin crypta; see crypt.

    From Wiktionary

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