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caveau

Pronunciation: /ka.vo/

“caveau” is a French word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. crypt, sepulchre
  2. a small cellar used to store wines and liquors
  3. a dark place, place without light
  4. a subterranean club, café, cabaret
  5. a dug-out or sod hut

In French

  1. Petite cave.
  2. Petite cave pratiquée sous les églises, dans les cimetières, etc., pour servir de sépulture.
  3. Nom donné à certains établissements où l'on chante ou joue de la musique.
  4. Petite maison partiellement souterraine.

Etymology

From cave + -eau. From Old French caviau.

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