caverne
Pronunciation: /ka.vɛʁn/
“caverne” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Cavité naturelle dans des rochers, dans des montagnes, sous terre.
- Maison mal fréquentée où l’on court des risques pour son argent ou pour sa personne.
- Excavation produite dans le poumon à la suite de l’évacuation d’un abcès, d’un tubercule ramolli, d’une escarre de gangrène, etc.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, borrowed from Latin caverna.
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