Polyglot Dictionary

gruta

/ˈɡɾutɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as grutas

Meaning

  1. cave

    • Entramos na gruta.

      We entered the cave.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

caverna

gruta is more picturesque or smaller, a grotto, often touristy; caverna is more general or larger, a big cave, which can be more wild.

Similar in other languages

German

Höhle

Höhle is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cave."

Spanish

cueva

cueva is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cave."

Spanish

gruta

gruta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cave."

Practice

1 What does gruta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Entramos na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gruta?

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