cavernícola
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See also: cavernicola
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícoles)
- cave-dwelling
- Synonym: troglodita
- (figurative) reactionary, backward
- Synonyms: reaccionari, retrògrad
Noun
cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícoles)
- cave dweller
- Synonyms: troglodita, home de les cavernes
Further reading
- “cavernícola” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cavernícola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)
- cave-dweller
Adjective
cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícolas)
- cave-dwelling
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícolas)
- (relational) caveman; cavemanlike
- (figurative, colloquial) reactionary
- Synonym: retrógrado
Noun
cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)
- caveman, cavewoman
- (informal, figuratively, derogatory) caveman; an old-fashioned person
Further reading
- “cavernícola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28