antro

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin antrum (cave).[1] Compare French antre, Portuguese and Spanish antro.

Pronunciation

Noun

antro m (plural antri)

  1. cave, cavern
    Synonym: cavità
  2. (anatomy) antrum

References

  1. ^ antro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

antrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of antrum

Lithuanian

Adjective

añtro

  1. non-pronominal masculine genitive singular positive degree of añtras (second)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

antro m (plural antros)

  1. (anatomy) antrum (a bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls)
  2. (Brazil, informal) dive (seedy bar)
    Synonym: (Brazil) inferninho

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron, cave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈantɾo/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -antɾo
  • Syllabification: an‧tro

Noun

antro m (plural antros)

  1. (poetic) cave, cavern
    Synonyms: cueva, caverna, gruta
  2. hovel, dive, shithole, dump (an establishment, locale, home, etc., of untidy appearance or bad reputation)
  3. (Honduras, Mexico, South America, informal) dive, club (disreputable nightclub)
    • 2021 May 3, Elías Camhaji, “Tragos bajo tierra, pasadizos ocultos, cero mascarillas: los antros clandestinos de Ciudad de México”, in El País, retrieved 2021-05-03:
      Este último mes, varias publicaciones en redes sociales dieron cuenta de la última rebelión de los antros, como se les conoce en el país, contra la prohibición de las autoridades.
      This last month, several publications on social media have gotten wind of the latest rebellion of the dive bars, as they are known in the country, against restriction by authorities.
  4. (anatomy) antrum

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