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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin troglodyticus, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós, “of cave-/hole-dwellers”) from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾoɡloˈditiko/
- Rhymes: -itiko
- Syllabification: tro‧glo‧dí‧ti‧co
Adjective
troglodítico (feminine troglodítica, masculine plural troglodíticos, feminine plural troglodíticas)
- cave
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