cueva
See also: Cueva
Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus.
Noun
cueva f (plural cueves)
- cave
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus. Compare Portuguese cova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkweba/ [ˈkwe.β̞a]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eba
- Syllabification: cue‧va
Noun
cueva f (plural cuevas)
- cave
- Synonym: caverna
- basement, cellar
- Synonym: sótano
Related terms
- cava
- cavar
- cavo
Descendants
- → Tagalog: kuweba
Further reading
- “cueva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014