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Etymology 1
From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.
Noun
spelunk (plural spelunks)
- (obsolete) A cave, cavern or grotto.
Translations
cave, cavern, grotto
— see caveEtymology 2
U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.
Verb
spelunk (third-person singular simple present spelunks, present participle spelunking, simple past and past participle spelunked)
- To explore caves.
- To explore a system in depth.
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