cueva
See also: Cueva
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus).
Noun edit
cueva f (plural cueves)
Chavacano edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cueva
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Descendants edit
- Chavacano: cueva
- → Bikol Central: kuweba
- → Cebuano: kuweba
- → Ilocano: kueba
- → Tagalog: kuweba
- → Waray-Waray: kuweba
Further reading edit
- “cueva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014