Definition
Plural of grotto; small caves or underground chambers, particularly those that are artificially created as garden features or architectural ornaments.
Etymology
Plural of grotto, from Italian 'grotta,' Latin 'crypta.' The word traveled from Latin descriptions of actual Roman underground structures to Renaissance gardens with fake caves.
Kelly Says
English has two plurals—grottoes and grottos—both are right, but it shows how words feel when they travel between languages and get adopted into English!
Translations
CSČeština
jeskyně
yes-ky-nee
ELΕλληνικά
σπήλαια
spe-lai-a
ESEspañol
grutas
groo-tahs
HIहिन्दी
गुफाएं
goo-fa-an
HUMagyar
barlangok
bar-lang-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
gua
gwah
ITItaliano
grotte
groh-teh
KKKK
магиралар
ma-gi-ra-lar
MRMR
गुहेसारखे
goo-he-saar-khae
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဂူ
chaw-kye-goo
NLNederlands
grotten
groh-ten
PLPolski
jaskinie
yas-kee-nee
PTPortuguês
grutas
groo-tahs
RORomână
peșteri
peh-ste-ree
RUРусский
пещеры
pyesh-ery
SVSvenska
grottor
groh-tor
SWKiswahili
maziwa ya grotto
ma-zee-wa ya groh-toh
TAதமிழ்
பூங்காக்கள்
poon-ga-ka-kal
TRTürkçe
mağaralar
mah-gah-rah-lar
UKУкраїнська
печери
pe-che-ri
VITiếng Việt
hang động
hang dong
ZUZU
amagrotto
a-mah-groh-toh