cavernícola
See also: cavernicola
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kə.βərˈni.ku.lə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.vərˈni.ko.lə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ka.veɾˈni.ko.la]
Adjective edit
cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícoles)
- cave-dwelling
- Synonym: troglodita
- (figurative) reactionary, backward
- Synonyms: reaccionari, retrògrad
Noun edit
cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícoles)
- cave dweller
- Synonyms: troglodita, home de les cavernes
Further reading edit
- “cavernícola” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cavernícola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)
- cave-dweller
Adjective edit
cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícolas)
- cave-dwelling
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícolas)
- (relational) caveman; cavemanlike
- (figurative, colloquial) reactionary
- Synonym: retrógrado
Noun edit
cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)
- caveman, cavewoman
- (informal, figuratively, derogatory) caveman; an old-fashioned person
Further reading edit
- “cavernícola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014