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The French word for cave is
grotte





cave

Gender

The gender of grotte is feminine. E.g. la grotte.

Plural

The plural of grotte is grottes.

French Definition


cave
     1. n. Grotte.
           Mère Louve était étendue, son gros nez gris tombé parmi ses quatre petits qui se culbutaient en criant, et la lune luisait par l'ouverture de la caverne où ils vivaient tous.



Translations for cave and their definitions

caverne
     1. n-f. cavern


grottepronunciation
     1. n-f. cave (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground)


cavepronunciation
     1. adj. pitted
     2. adj. concave
     3. adj. cavernous
     4. n-f. a cellar or basement
     5. n-f. (specifically) a wine cellar; or, a piece of furniture that serves the purpose of a wine cellar
     6. n-f. (by extension) a wine selection
     7. n-f. caves: An estate where wine grapes are grown or (especially) where wine is produced
     8. n-f. cave à liqueurs: A chest for the storage of liquors
     9. n-m. (slang) an imbecile, a stupid person


antre
     1. n-m. cave
     2. n-m. den, lair
     3. n-m. (anatomy) antrum


éboulement
     1. n-m. crumbling (act, instance of crumbling)
     2. n-m. landslide


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