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Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus).
Noun
cueva f (plural cueves)
- cave
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish cueva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkweba/,
- Hyphenation: cue‧va
Noun
cueva
- cave
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Portuguese cova. Not related to English cove, despite the similarity in meaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkweba/
- Rhymes: -eba
- Syllabification: cue‧va
Noun
cueva f (plural cuevas)
- cave
- Synonym: caverna
- basement, cellar
- Synonym: sótano
- (Argentina, euphemistic) black-market bureau de change; a place to exchange pesos for dólares blue.
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