Similar words
cave
Close synonyms for "cellar, basement."
Similar in other languages
Spanish
sótano
sótano is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "basement."
Portuguese
porão
porão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "basement."
Practice
1 What does sous-sol mean?
basement
2 Fill the gap: La chaudière se trouve au ___-sol.
Full sentence: La chaudière se trouve au sous-sol. (The boiler is in the basement.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches sous-sol?
sous-sol: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.