Definition
Plural of grotto; small decorative caves or underground chambers, especially artificially created ones in gardens or structures.
Etymology
Plural of grotto, from Italian 'grotta,' Latin 'crypta' (hidden chamber, vault). Originally referred to underground Roman structures; later applied to artificial cave-like features in landscape design.
Kelly Says
Grottoes in gardens were basically the original theme parks—rich people built fake caves with waterfalls and weird statues because exploring actual caves was dangerous!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ህንጫዎች
hen-chee-ah-och
CSČeština
jeskyně
yes-KEE-nee
DEDeutsch
Grotten
GROH-tuhn
ELΕλληνικά
σπήλαια
spe-LAY-ah
ESEspañol
grutas
GROO-tahs
FISuomi
luolia
LUL-oh-lia
HIहिन्दी
गुफाएँ
goo-FAH-en
HUMagyar
barlangok
bar-LANG-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
gua
GWAH
ITItaliano
grotte
GROT-teh
KKKK
құрылыстар
ku-RY-lis-tar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဂူ
chauk-gu
NLNederlands
grotten
GROHT-en
PLPolski
jaskinie
yas-KEE-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
grutas
GROO-tahs
RUРусский
пещеры
pESH-cher-ee
SVSvenska
grottor
GROHT-or
SWKiswahili
kizazi
kee-za-zee
TRTürkçe
mağaralar
mah-gah-lah-rah
UKУкраїнська
печери
pESH-cher-ee
VITiếng Việt
hang động
hang dong
ZUZU
isihlangu
ee-sihl-AN-goo