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French
Etymology 1
Apocopic of spéléologie.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /spe.le.o/
Noun
spéléo f (plural spéléos)
- (informal) Apocopic form of spéléologie.
1976, Haroun Tazieff, Jean Lacouture, Martine Barrère, Jouer avec le feu : Entretien avec Jean Lacouture et Martine Barrère, Éditions du Seuil, →ISBN, page 99:La spéléo, qu’il faudrait appeler spéléisme et non spéléologie, n’est pas une science mais une activité sportive.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Apocopic of spéléologue.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /spe.le.o/
Noun
spéléo m or f (plural spéléos)
- (informal) Apocopic form of spéléologue.