spelonca

Definitions of spelonca
  1. noun
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
    synonyms: baracca, capanna, capanno, casupola, catapecchia, stamberga, stia, tana, topaia, tugurio
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    igloo
    an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
  2. noun
    a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
    synonyms: antro, caverna, speco
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    type of:
    grotta
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
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