English-Thai Dictionary

grotto

N ถ้ำ  อุโมงค์  cave hollow tam

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GROTTO

Grot "to, n.; pl. Grottoes. Etym: [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta,LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. Grot, Crypt. ]

 

Defn: A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

 

GROTTO-WORK

GROTTO-WORK Grot "to-work `, n.

 

Defn: Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. Cowper.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grotto

grot to |ˈgrätō ˈɡrɑdoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. grottoes or grottos ) a small picturesque cave, esp. an artificial one in a park or garden. • an indoor structure resembling a cave. DERIVATIVES grot toed adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Italian grotta, via Latin from Greek kruptē (see crypt ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

grotto

grotto |ˈgrɒtəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. grottoes or grottos ) a small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden. • an indoor structure resembling a cave: visits to Father Christmas's grotto. DERIVATIVES grottoed adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Italian grotta, via Latin from Greek kruptē (see crypt ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

grotto

grotto noun seven pounds of cocaine was found stashed in a remote grotto: cave, cavern, hollow; pothole, underground chamber.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

grotto

grotto noun a grotto had been hollowed out of the mountain: cave, cavern, cavity, hollow, recess, alcove; tunnel, pothole, underground chamber.

 

Duden Dictionary

Grotto

Grot to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gr o tto |das Grotto; Genitiv: des Grottos, Plural: die Grotti (auch: Grottos ) Tessiner Weinschenke

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grotto

grot to /ɡrɑ́toʊ |ɡrɔ́t -/〖＜イタリア 〗名詞 複 ～(e )s C 1 (特に石灰石の )ほら穴 .2 (装飾した避暑用の )岩屋, 岩屋造り ; ほら穴の形の礼拝所 .