cueva

See also: Cueva

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus).

Noun

cueva f (plural cueves)

cave

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish cueva.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkweba/, [ˈkwe.ba]
Hyphenation: cue‧va

Noun

cueva

cave

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Portuguese cova.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkweba/ [ˈkwe.β̞a]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -eba
Syllabification: cue‧va

Noun

cueva f (plural cuevas)

cave
Synonym: caverna
basement, cellar
Synonym: sótano
(Argentina, euphemistic) black-market bureau de change; a place to exchange pesos for dólares blue.

Related terms

Descendants

Chavacano: cueva
→ Bikol Central: kuweba
→ Cebuano: kuweba
→ Ilocano: kueba
→ Tagalog: kuweba
→ Waray-Waray: kuweba

Further reading

“cueva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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