grotto
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- noun
- /ˈɡrɑːtoʊ/
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gruta
- I was thinking of a grotto, like the one at Lourdes.
- grotto of Lourdes
You see, when Tiberius makes his island with his grottos, he's meeting a demand.
- You see, when Tiberius makes his island with his grottos, he's meeting a demand.
- We went on a happy hour crawl all through the parents in a coked out grotto.
Examples
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Then she climbed again to the grotto behind the waterfall.
Fiction book (2000) -
The children played happily in the beautiful grotto, surrounded by colorful flowers and gentle streams.
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You are really going to enjoy our grotto.
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What do you say you come on by, we'll continue this conversation at the grotto.
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In its middle is the holy grotto surrounded by its former remains.
Academic text (2000) -
A large dank grotto is visible through a small gap in the rocks.
Fiction book (1992) -
We'd travel straight to the Blue Grotto, where tiny rowboats wait.
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I drove to this little enclave yesterday in search of a grotto that is supposed to be full of tourmaline.
Fiction book (2002) -
According to the decorations and inscriptions, the grotto was consecrated at the end of the Roman period.
Academic text (2000) -
Fig and olive trees, papery bougainvillea blossoms line the walkway between the grotto and a nearby church.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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A small hollow or cave in the side of a cliff
A small decorative cave in a garden
A secret cave that appears in old stories
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Etymology
The word grotto comes from Italian grotta, which goes back to the Latin crypta meaning 'hidden place' and is the same idea behind English crypt. So a grotto is a small 'hidden' cave, often pretty or made as a garden or sea decoration.